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How to disable widget block editor of WordPress?

WP 5.8 comes with a new system to manage events named "Widgets Block Editor". How can I disable this new system and restore the classic widget editor of WordPress?

Solution

  • To disable the new WordPress widget editor system you can use one of following methods.

    1. Install and Activate the Disable Widget Block Editor plugin.

    2. Use use_widgets_block_editor filter to disable it. You can place following code in your theme functions.php file or your plugin.

    add_filter( 'use_widgets_block_editor', '__return_false' );

    3. Use following code in functions.php of your theme to declare that your theme doesn't support the new widget editor system.

    remove_theme_support( 'widgets-block-editor' )