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Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

by WP Grim · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Classic Editor and Classic Widgets is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master7 Jul 2021 to 7 Jul 2021, 1 commits
wpgrim8 Jul 2021 to 11 Oct 2026, 65 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
24 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 11 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Sep 2024Classic Editor and Classic Widgets <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection6.5<= 1.4.11.4.2n/a
3 Mar 2023Classic Editor and Classic Widgets <= 1.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via render_settings_page4.3<= 1.2.51.2.623

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 5.0 in Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
4 May 2026692
11 May 20261,259
18 May 20261,913
25 May 20266,442
1 Jun 20262,620
8 Jun 20261,171
15 Jun 2026990
22 Jun 2026859
29 Jun 2026748
6 Jul 20261,417
13 Jul 20267,676
20 Jul 20261,829
27 Jul 20261,417
3 Aug 20261,125
10 Aug 20261,052
17 Aug 20268,261
24 Aug 20261,617
31 Aug 20261,230
7 Sep 2026927
14 Sep 20261,358
21 Sep 2026971
28 Sep 2026917
5 Oct 20262,521
12 Oct 20266,534
19 Oct 20261,814
26 Oct 20262,008
2 Nov 2026227

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.5.6
AuthorWP Grim
Added8 Jul 2021
Last updated11 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsblock-editor, classic editor, classic widgets, disable gutenberg

Other plugins by this author: Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, Marketify - Marketing Activities, Popup & Ribbon Builder

Questions

Is Classic Editor and Classic Widgets still maintained?

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets was last updated on 11 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Classic Editor and Classic Widgets safe?

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Classic Editor and Classic Widgets?

The wordpress.org author is WP Grim. Recent committers: wpgrim, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Classic Editor and Classic Widgets?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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