Is No Gutenberg free?

Yes, No Gutenberg is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use No Gutenberg?

No Gutenberg has 9.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best No Gutenberg alternatives?

Popular alternatives to No Gutenberg include Site Editor Classic Features, Blocks Starter Templates, Marquee Block. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does No Gutenberg work with the latest WordPress?

No Gutenberg has been tested up to WordPress 7.0. It requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.4+.

PluginSift

No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor and Global Styles – Back to Classic Editor

Name: No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor and Global Styles – Back to Classic Editor
Rating: 5 (15 reviews)
Author: Fernando Tellado

Complete elimination of Gutenberg Block Editor, FSE Global Styles, Block Widgets, Patterns, and WooCommerce blocks. Back to Classic Editor.

By Fernando Tellado·Fse·Free

5(15 reviews)

·9.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 week ago

Download Visit Homepage Compare

As of April 2026, No Gutenberg is a WordPress fse plugin with 9.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 160K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 62% this week. Top alternative: Site Editor Classic Features.

5/515 reviews

9.0K+active installs

160K+total downloads

8 yearssince 2018

Overview

The most comprehensive solution to completely remove Gutenberg Block Editor and all its related features from your WordPress installation. This plugin doesn’t just disable the block editor – it eliminates every trace of block-related functionality for maximum performance and compatibility.

What this plugin removes:

Core Gutenberg Features

Gutenberg Block Editor (completely disabled)
Full Site Editing (FSE) Global Styles and inline CSS
Block-based Widget Editor (reverts to Classic Widgets)
Block Patterns and Pattern Directory
Theme.json support and processing
Block Directory integration
Site Editor functionality

Performance Optimizations

Removes all block-related CSS and JavaScript files
Eliminates Global Styles inline CSS on every page
Removes unused block library assets
Di…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

515 reviews

5 ★

4 ★

3 ★

2 ★

1 ★

Recent Reviews

Excelente plugin – Excellent plugin

by Delia Carballo·2 months ago·1 reply

Es un plugin sencillo que hace exactamente lo que se espera de él: ¡deshacerse completamente de Gutenberg!
——
It is a simple plugin that does exactly what it is supposed to do: completely get rid of Gutenberg!

Yeah!

by Alvaro Torres·2 months ago·1 reply

Thanks for that!

Of the best

by cf12·3 years ago

Thank you so much for this plugin!

Gracias!

by Alain Aubry·5 years ago

Gracias Fernando por esta iniciativa, la verdad uso otro plugin para esta funcionalidad, pero otro más siempre es útil.
Espero que un dia abandonen la idea de que un editor de bloques es una buena idea …
BRAVO !!!

This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Alain Aubry.

A very good plugin

by elkanah2222·6 years ago

I’ve never had any problems with this plugin. I loved the other one with the same name but when it did not work for me once, I started working with this one and it’s pretty cool. Love it big time.