Comments on: How to Use the Classic Editor in WordPress and Why

By: Robert Giaquinto

Robert Giaquinto — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:18:17 +0000

In reply to Alan. Unfortunately, converting content from .com to .org can be tricky. If the conversion isn't happening smoothly, the best advice I can give to manually copy and paste each post. This will allow you to avoid any awkward spacing issues. This is one reason it's always better to start with a self-hosted website.

By: Michael Brockbank

Michael Brockbank — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:03:41 +0000

In reply to J. Walker. Well, the Classic Editor still functions well. And the Gutenberg plugin is getting somewhat better as time goes on. But, I still find myself using the Classic tool more often than not.

By: J. Walker

J. Walker — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:33:40 +0000

Hi there;
I have a paid WordPress site, personal but is enough for my needs.
I don’t use it a lot but I was surprised to what I found; I believe that WordPress is walking backward with this new “editor” that ties our hands and creativity.
I reminded sites like Wix, Weebly, and others HTML5 ‘s that have all so well set and under control that nothing is left to our creativity.
For the first time I considered changing hosting from WordPress, that i used to love so much.
I also think is outrageous to charge users to use the older version of the app; normally this work the other way.
Your site was me trying to find one solution…but that ain’t none I see…

By: Michael Brockbank

Michael Brockbank — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:22:29 +0000

In reply to Ary Quintella. Hello Ary, I completely agree...I personally hate using Gutenberg. So, you can use the Classic Editor plugin or use the Classic block in Gutenberg. I've been taking to use the Classic block in Gutenberg lately, and it's not too bad. And I am setting up a Classic Block article for the near future, should that pique your interest.

By: Ary Quintella

Ary Quintella — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 08:34:51 +0000

The new editor is totally inadequate if one´s page is mostly used for writing. Which seems ironic, considering it´s called “Gutenberg”. It has made using my site more difficult and much less pleasant. I have no idea why WordPress did that. And yes, I will need a tutorial online on how to insert pictures…

By: Michael Brockbank

Michael Brockbank — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:19:03 +0000

In reply to Dave. Hello Dave, this tutorial is for the WordPress.org version of WordPress. If you are using a free website on WordPress.com, you can enable the Classic Editor as a block in Gutenberg. I hope this helps.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:16:43 +0000

An hour, and still no way that works to get to a usable editor. My site is wordpress.com, and this does not work. Makes no sense I cannot switch to a usable editor.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 15:47:45 +0000

I’m in the same position as Beth. All of my site content was created on wordpress.com and was just converted to Gutenberg. I contacted WordPress and they wrote back saying that reverting to the old classic editor was not an option, although you can use a classic style editor within a block. Click the blue square then scroll down to select “classic” in the text options.

The problem I’m currently dealing with is that all the images on the pages I’ve created over the years are smashed together with no way to add spaces that translate when the page is updated or published.

If I would have known this was coming down the pike, I certainly would have downloaded the .org version rather than used the .com browser-edit version.

Question: can content created in the .com version be cleanly transferred to the .org version? If I download it, can I add the plugin and edit my site like I used to be able to? (by used to, I mean 24 hours ago. Sob. Sob)

By: Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:02:39 +0000

In reply to Beth Younker.

Hi Beth,

You must be referring to wordpress.com. Most of our WordPress tutorials are written for the downloadable version of WordPress (at wordpress.org).

I don’t think I’d pay $300 a year to use the classic editor either. That’s a steep fee to charge just to use plugins.

By: Beth Younker

Beth Younker — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:25:03 +0000

Unfortunately you must be a business plan user to add the plug ins, and at $300/year, I think that’s an absurd amount of money to make me spend to keep the old classic editor.