Restore and Enable Classic Widgets No Expiration Plugin

Enable Classic Widgets
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Restore and enable the previous WordPress classic widgets settings screens and disables the Gutenberg block editor from managing widgets. No expiration!

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WordPress 5.8 brought a significant change by turning the classic widget screen into a block-based widget screen. This means that Widgets are now blocks, immediately available to all users. While this update introduces new possibilities, it also creates compatibility issues for many websites.

Our plugin, WordPress Classic Widgets Plugin, becomes essential in several scenarios:

Broken themes or quirky output that may not display widgets correctly with the new block-based system.
Users who prefer the old system and are looking to maintain the familiar interface they are comfortable with.
Restore WordPress classic widget interface with our plugin. It offers a simple solution to bring back old WordPress widget settings with just one click. The plugin effectively enables previous widget system configurations, reverting WordPress to classic widget dashboard without the need for complex setup.

By undoing WordPress widget block editor update, our plugin ensures that users can disable WordPress block-based widget management and reinstall WordPress traditional widget controls seamlessly. It effectively reverses WordPress 5.8 widget changes, restoring the WordPress widget area classic view for those who rely on the legacy system.

Whether your issue is legacy widget missing or you’re wondering how to find an old widget in WordPress, our plugin provides the answers. It resolves common problems like why are my widgets not showing up in WordPress and offers straightforward steps to restore classic widgets to WordPress. For those asking how do I restore a widget in WordPress or facing widgets not showing up, our plugin ensures a quick and reliable solution.

In summary, our WordPress plugin to switch back to classic widgets addresses the needs of users who value simplicity, compatibility, and reliability in managing their WordPress widgets. Install it today to get old WordPress widget interface back and maintain the functionality you prefer.
This feature (restore classic widget) is available also in our WP Tools free plugin with 35 other useful tools:
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Important

If you start using the new block-based widgets system, you will lose all of your widget blocks upon activating our plugin.
There is no going back, so be sure this is what you want. The former blocks will not reappear if you change your mind and deactivate our plugin.

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This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

1) Install via wordpress.org

2) Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

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Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.

Uninstalling

To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database.

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   Classic Widgets Screen

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** 4.22 2024-06-23 – Small Improvements.
** 4.16/21 2024-06-22 – Installed all new framework…
** 4.15 2024-06-20 – Fixed warning foreach() argument…
** 4.13/14 2024-06-19 – Fixed warning Undefined array key wp_limit.
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** 4.09/4.11 2024-06-16 – Small Improvements.
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** 4.07 2024-05-20 – Small Improvements at readme file
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** 4.01/4.02 2024-05-17 – Small Improvements
** 3.7 2024-03-13 – Removed warning about dinamic property
** 3.6 2023-12-04 – Improved Error Management
** 3.5 2023-10-17 – Improved Error Management
** 3.4 2023-09-05 – Improved Help and try to prevent is_plugin_active() not loaded from WordPress
** 3.2/3.3 2023-09-02 – Improved Help and try to prevent is_plugin_active() not loaded from WordPress
** 3.0 2023-08-30 – Prevent error on is_plugin_active() if WP function is not available
** 2.3/2.6 2023-08-28 – Minor Improvements on help
** 2.2 2023-03-06 – Minor Improvements on help
** 1.8/2.1 2022-11-29 – Minor Improvements
** 1.6/1.7 2022-06-10 – Small bug fixed
** 1.5 2022-05-06 – Minor Improvements
** 1.4 2021-11-30 – Bug Fixed Line 51 old version **
** 1.3 2021-11-14 – Minor Improvements **
** 1.2 2021-07-30 – Minor Improvements **
** 1.1 2021-07-17 – Minor Improvements **
** 1.0 2021-07-14 – Initial release **