Enable Classic Block

Gutenberg 23.1.0 and WordPress 7.1 begin the deprecation of the Classic block by removing it from the block inserter. The block remains registered, so existing posts that contain a Classic block continue to render and can be edited — but new instances cannot be added through the inserter by default.

Minimum Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or greater is required (PHP 8.0 or greater is recommended)
• MySQL 5.5.5 or greater, OR MariaDB version 10.1 or greater, is required
• WordPress 6.8 or greater

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option — WordPress will handle the file transfer, and you won’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of the plugin, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu, and click “Add New”.

In the search field type “Enable Classic Block” then click “Search Plugins”. Once you’ve found us, you can view details about it such as the point release, rating, and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by! Click “Install Now,” and WordPress will take it from there.

Manual installation

Manual installation method requires downloading the plugin and uploading it to your web server. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.

Updating

Automatic updates should work smoothly, but we still recommend you back up your site.