Disable Gutenberg
Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Disable Gutenberg still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 1 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Disable Gutenberg, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer codepopular since Sep 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Disable Gutenberg removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Disable Gutenberg safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Disable Gutenberg update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.9. No one-star spike after it. 1 Aug 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 20 Sep 2019 to 20 Sep 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| codepopular | 21 Sep 2019 to 11 Feb 2025, 21 commits |
| rajubdpro | 1 Aug 2026 to 1 Aug 2026, 2 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
500+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.0.9 |
|---|---|
| Author | CodePopular |
| Added | 21 Sep 2019 |
| Last updated | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 500+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | remove gutenberg, disable gutenberg, disable block editor, how to disable gutenberg, onclick disable gutenberg |
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Questions
Is Disable Gutenberg still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Disable Gutenberg, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer codepopular since Sep 2019.
Was Disable Gutenberg removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Disable Gutenberg safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Disable Gutenberg update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.9. No one-star spike after it.