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Enable Classic Editor & Widgets

by Ayon M · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
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Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Enable Classic Editor & Widgets still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Nov 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Nov 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Enable Classic Editor & Widgets, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ayonm since May 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Enable Classic Editor & Widgets removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Enable Classic Editor & Widgets safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Enable Classic Editor & Widgets update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.2. No one-star spike after it. 27 May 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master18 Nov 2019 to 18 Nov 2019, 1 commits
hailhost20 Nov 2019 to 19 Jul 2024, 46 commits
ayonm17 May 2025 to 8 Nov 2025, 5 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
12 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 8 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

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

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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
4 May 202666
11 May 2026121
18 May 2026141
25 May 2026109
1 Jun 202675
8 Jun 202685
15 Jun 202675
22 Jun 202661
29 Jun 202668
6 Jul 202669
13 Jul 202673
20 Jul 202674
27 Jul 202662
3 Aug 202687
10 Aug 202688
17 Aug 202687
24 Aug 202684
31 Aug 202676
7 Sep 202677
14 Sep 2026103
21 Sep 202699
28 Sep 202684
5 Oct 202696
12 Oct 202689
19 Oct 2026149
26 Oct 2026115
2 Nov 202616

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version3.2
AuthorAyon M
Added20 Nov 2019
Last updated8 Nov 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsgutenberg, block-editor, classic editor, disable gutenberg, enable classic editor

Questions

Is Enable Classic Editor & Widgets still maintained?

Yes. Last release 8 Nov 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Enable Classic Editor & Widgets, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ayonm since May 2025.

Was Enable Classic Editor & Widgets removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Enable Classic Editor & Widgets safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Enable Classic Editor & Widgets update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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