They are deprecated and do not do anything (to be removed in a future version). At one point they added quick edit links to the menu and posts screen.
Correction: Looking closer at this, here is what happens when the setting “Display Edit Links” is enabled:
- On Post, Page, and Custom Post Type menus (in the sidebar), a link is displayed that says “Add New (Classic)”. Clicking the link takes the user to the “Add New” screen with the Classic Editor enabled.
- On Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types screens (where lists of posts are displayed), two links are added beneath each post. The first link says “Classic Edit” and takes the user to the “Edit” screen with the Classic Editor enabled. The second link says “Block Edit” and takes the user to the “Edit” screen with the Block Editor enabled.
Note that these links display only on pages where the Block Editor is enabled. So for example, if Gutenberg is disabled sitewide, none of the links will display anywhere. If disabled only on Pages, then the links will not display on the Pages menu or on the Pages screen.
Thread Starter
John
(@dsl225)
Good to know, thanks for clarifying.
No problem, glad to help.
Also the setting is not deprecated, apologies for the confusion.
