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How to get the Classic Editor back in Wordpress.

mick1976

Published on December 8, 2018

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If you recently made an update to Wordpress and are not happy with the new editor that comes with it, you can change back to the old editor you were using with a simple free plugin. In Wordpress, Go to Plugins, add new Plugin and do a search for "Classic Editor". Select the Classic Editor plugin, install it and then activate it. Simple as that!

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