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Classic Editor + · Version history

Classic Editor + changelog and version history

Latest version
4.4.5
Oct 23, 2026 (17 days ago)
Releases
29
since 2018
In the last year
5
about one every 32 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 5.6 or later

Releases each year

  • 20187 releases
  • 20193 releases
  • 20202 releases
  • 20211 release
  • 20226 releases
  • 20233 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20265 releases

20265 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 4.4.5Latest

    • date: October 22, 2026
    • Docs: added a FAQ entry explaining why .entry-content can shift with some themes (for example Blocksy) and how to restore WordPress’s global styles with a short snippet in child theme’s functions.php file or functionality plugin.

  2. Classic Editor + 4.4.4

    • date: October 14, 2026
    • Fix: 4.4.3 broke sites by removing assets beyond core blocks. Removal now only applies to core blocks (core/*)
    • Fix: 4.4.3 dequeued every script module on the front end. Only core WordPress modules (@wordpress/*) are dequeued now
    • Fix: third-party block scripts, styles and script modules are no longer removed

  3. Classic Editor + 4.4.3

    • date: October 13, 2026
    • Fix: block editor scripts and script modules are now removed on the front end
    • Fix: block styles enqueued at render time (wp-block-*-inline-css) are now removed on the front end
    • Fix: late loaded global-styles-inline-css is now removed on the front end

  4. Classic Editor + 4.4.2

    • date: August 16, 2026
    • Fix: validate, unslash and sanitize $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] in the Patterns page access check
    • Fix: use wp_safe_redirect() instead of wp_redirect()
    • Housekeeping: resolve WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) warnings in the main plugin file
    • tested up to WP 7.1

  5. Classic Editor + 4.4.1

    • date: April 27, 2025
    • edit maximum amount tags readme file
    • tested up to WP 6.8

20242 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 4.4.0

    • August 22, 2024
    • Removes WP Patterns

  2. Classic Editor + 4.3.0

    • November 10, 2023
    • Removes further blocks related CSS from Woocommerce (if active) – thanks to @Florian for PR #18

20233 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 4.2.0

    • March 29, 2023
    • Remove blocks stylesheet loaded by WPML (if WPML is active)

  2. Classic Editor + 4.1.1

    • February 8, 2023
    • Remove global styles and enqueueing of classic-themes.min.css

  3. Classic Editor + 4.1.0

    • February 8, 2023
    • Make things work again by replacing wp_enqueue_scripts with enqueue_block_assets

20226 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 4.0.2

    • November 23, 2022
    • rename to prevent conflicts with other plugin

  2. Classic Editor + 4.0.1

    • November 23, 2022
    • use consistent function prefixes
    • change FAQ readme

  3. Classic Editor + 3.1.0

    • October 27, 2022
    • integrate Classic Widgets filters

  4. Classic Editor + 3.0.1

    • January 24, 2022
    • adjust link to plugin search page

  5. Classic Editor + 3.0.0

    • January 24, 2022
    • replaced dependency library with simple dependency check/notice, due to many issues with 2.6.4 security update

  6. Classic Editor + 2.6.4

    • January 24, 2022
    • update WP Dependency Installer library
    • tested up to WP 5.9

20211 release

  1. Classic Editor + 2.6.3

    • August 3, 2020
    • rollback removal of WooCommerce block-ui scripts

20202 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 2.6.2

    • August 1, 2020
    • remove WooCommerce block-ui scripts
    • update WP Dependency Installer
    • tested up to WP 5.5.0

  2. Classic Editor + 2.6.1

    • March 5, 2020
    • update WP Dependency Installer to 3.0.0

20193 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 2.6.0

    • November 14, 2019
    • update WP Dependency Installer to 2.0.0
    • increase minimum PHP version to 5.6 (requirement of WP Dependency Installer)
    • WP 5.3 compatible fixes this issue

  2. Classic Editor + 2.5.0

    • October 11, 2019
    • add function that removes the 1 block editor style call from the <head> section of your site when WooCommerce is running

  3. Classic Editor + 2.4.0

    • January 22, 2019
    • add function that removes the 2 block editor style calls from the <head> section of your site

20187 releases

  1. Classic Editor + 2.3.1

    • December 17, 2018
    • increase minimum PHP version to 5.4 due to introduction new shorthand syntax of WP Dependency Installer update in 2.3.0

  2. Classic Editor + 2.3.0

    • December 14, 2018
    • version update WP Dependency Installer
    • add parameter "optional": false as a workaround to fix issue #4

  3. Classic Editor + 2.2.0

    • December 12, 2018
    • rewrite of function that removes settings of the Classic Editor plugin

  4. Classic Editor + 2.1.1

  5. Classic Editor + 2.1.0

  6. Classic Editor + 2.0.0

  7. Classic Editor + 1.4.0

Questions about Classic Editor +’s releases

What is the latest version of Classic Editor +?

4.4.5, released on Oct 23, 2026 (2 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 5.6 or later.

How often is Classic Editor + updated?

5 releases in the last year, about one every 32 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from July 2018.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Classic Editor +’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.