Old Style Admin UI Plugin

After I updated WordPress to 5.3, I thought something had gone wrong with the update when I saw those borders in the admin area, the blue color of texts on the form elements and the lack of design subtlety of the UI. So I decided to create a plugin that would undo that.

The plugin styles the WordPress 5.3+ admin panel back to how it was before the 5.3 update. So, if you also disliked the vivid blue texts and strong borders of the form elements, like buttons, inputs and selects, or found them to be way too prominent, this back-to-the-good-old-days “legacy” plugin will allow you to update WordPress to 5.3 and benefit from its code updates, while still retaining all of the previous version’s backend UI styles.

Very very lightweight and easy to use.

1. Upload the decompressed ‘old-style-admin-ui.zip’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, or upload the zip file via the WordPress dashboard: Plugins > Add New
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Enjoy the old style of the admin panel 🙂

What should I do if there is a bug?

Due to the straightforward nature and simplicity of this plugin, chances are it will behave flawlessly in all WordPress installations. I’ve tested the plugin in different environments and I have all confidence it has no bugs or errors. However, if you spot any issues, feel free to send a message to seo(at)webgraphic.ro

1.0.3

Extended the old style UI to Gutenberg and other common editors. Added compatibility with the Advanced Custom Fields and its recent CSS updates.

1.0.2

Fixed minor bugs with specific WooCommerce select elements.

1.0.1

Missed out a few minor CSS bits in the Media panel. Improved some barely noticeable margins in the Classic Editor plugin.

1.0

The first version of the Old Style Admin UI is born.