Best Gutenberg disable plugins for WordPress
The most popular Gutenberg disable plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Classic Editor on off leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of Disable Block Editor (Gutenberg) (30+) and Disable Gutenberg (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “gutenberg disable” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 Gutenberg disable plugins
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Classic Editor on offThe most installed Gutenberg disable plugin, with 60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 2.Disable Block Editor (Gutenberg)
30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.Disable Gutenberg
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 3 plugins tagged “gutenberg disable”

Classic Editor on off
Down in the last 7 days:116#19,242by Arrow Design3 years ago
Description: Classic Editor on off is a plugin that gives the ability to turn off all or some of Gutenberg, reverting to classic editor - where needed …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable Block Editor (Gutenberg)
Down in the last 7 days:87#24,634by mitparakada2 years ago
Disable Gutenberg editor by 1 click, disable block editor in all Post Type(including custom post type)
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disable Gutenberg
Down in the last 7 days:2,348#65,041by osamabaqi1238 years ago
This plugin disabled gutenberg editor on your website with any WordPress theme. No additional settings required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day