Turn Off Gutenberg

Recently WordPress came out with an update to the default editor that has been in place since WordPress started back in 2003. This is rather controversial because it displaces the page builders that many have been using for years to enhance the capabilities and functionality inside the open-source website building software.

For some reason, the team of developers that work on the project decided to make their own editor now instead of three or four years ago when editors first began to get popular. The new default editor is called Gutenberg and many of you might be here to find out how to turn off Gutenberg.

When the update was first rolled out, it came as an option allowing the user to choose whether to upgrade into Gutenberg or stay with the current default editor. Now with the latest update it forces the new editor and removes any page builder that may be in place.

This has caused great frustration an outrage across those who work with the software. This article is about a quick fix solution on how to turn off Gutenberg. The plugin Disable Gutenberg works great and simply works right after downloading from the market and activating. Going back to check the pages after installing will show the default page builder.

Popular page builders such as Visual Composer are other popular platforms like WPbakery will be disabled after updating the core WordPress software. This may cause confusion when opening a page to edit it. This is the best work around until they update this issue. Share any thoughts you have on the new editor below in the comments!

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Written by: Jophiel Silvestrone

Jophiel Silvestrone has written 326 posts in the Tech Blog.

Jophiel grew up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana near Chico Hot Springs. Working on the ranch instilled work ethic and self motivation. Filled with this drive, Jophiel started mowing the local school's yards twice a month throughout the summers, at the age of 12. He moved to Billings in 2004, where he has been deeply involved in the local business community ever since. A serial entrepreneur, Jophiel has ran multiple businesses in our local community. The first business, a janitorial and carpet cleaning company, founded in 2005, has employed over 50 locals. Moving on to the media industry, Jophiel and several partners founded Green Directory Montana in the spring of 2007. Green Directory's sustainability ranking software awarded points based on sustainable or "green" actions. These points counted towards a business's total "Green Score," which in turn ranked them against other businesses in their category and throughout the entire site. It also featured a limited edition print version distributed annually. A business acquisition allowed Jophiel to focus on new projects, and a few close business colleagues and Jophiel started Rocky Mountain Mr. & Ms. Magazine, a lifestyle publication for men and women in the Magic City. After a year and a half at the helm of RM3 Magazine, the business was purchased. He now runs a web development company SkyPoint Studios and fathers his son Jaoquin, who plays football, basketball, soccer, and is learning snowboarding from his dad. Recently, has expanded to locations in Havasu, Arizona & Vegas. SkyPoint Studios is a market leader in both Billings & Havasu and Jophiel is working on building that same level of market dominance in Vegas. Specialties: Extensive experience in online and offline business. Especially savvy at WordPress, and operate several sites, one example is the blog: skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com/tech-blog. Check out skypointwebdesignbillingsmontana.com for the latest projects from SkyPoint Studios.