Disable Gutenberg

Disable Gutenberg Block Editor and restore the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc.).

v3.3.1Jeff StarrUpdated 2026-04-17Added Apr 18, 2018500k+ installs100% rating
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Repo100
Performance100
Maintainability92

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70 issues found in latest scan

WARNING17
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

ERROR14
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$clear'.

WARNING9
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_GET['dismiss-notice-verify']

WARNING7
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_GET['dismiss-notice-verify'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR5
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNING3
trademarked_term

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Disable Gutenberg" - contains the restricted term "gutenberg" which cannot be used at all in your plugin name.

WARNING2
WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect

wp_redirect() found. Using wp_safe_redirect(), along with the "allowed_redirect_hosts" filter if needed, can help avoid any chances of malicious redirects within code. It is also important to remember to call exit() after a redirect so that no other unwanted code is executed.

ERROR2
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNING1
PluginCheck.CodeAnalysis.DiscouragedFunctions.load_plugin_textdomainFound

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.NotInFooter

In footer ($in_footer) is not set explicitly wp_enqueue_script; It is recommended to load scripts in the footer. Please set this value to `true` to load it in the footer, or explicitly `false` if it should be loaded in the header.

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

Latest Snapshot

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23

Warnings

47

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First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v3.3.1 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v3.3.1

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Findings
70
Errors
23
Warnings
47
Plugin Check
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Model
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