WordPress plugin comparison
Classic Editor vs No Gutenberg?
At a glance
- Classic Editor has more active installs: 8M+, against 9K+ for No Gutenberg?.
- On a typical day, Classic Editor is downloaded about 25,430 times, No Gutenberg? about 105.
- No Gutenberg? is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,252 reviews.
- No Gutenberg? was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Classic Editor.
- No Gutenberg? resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Classic Editor.
- No Gutenberg? is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Classic Editor.
- Classic Editor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for No Gutenberg?.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Classic Editor |  No Gutenberg? |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4 | #2,295 |
| Active installs | 8M+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 763.9K | 4.6K |
| Rating | 4.9(1.3K) | 5.0(16) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.16 | ×1.01 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free