After updating to WP6.8.2, because of conflicts with older plugins, it was with great reluctance that I disabled the Classic Editor to switch to using the largely WYSIWYG Block editor.
I do understand that there is a way to use the Classic mode within the Block system. After having to consult too many pages on how to use the blocks, I did that. It is very surprising to see that the Block editor adds extra code if a user is opting to insert HTML rather than use the visual editor.
WP has made it arguably more difficult to switch from visual to code, also to find , the Block editor still needs work: to easily see the sidebar with its dashboard, to immediately see the discussion options below a post, to see the categories listed without having to search for them, to find the screen elements options, to do exactly what the classic editor did so very well.
Until there is an obvious way to find the button to disable comments on individual posts, I highly encourage WP to update and support the classic plugin.
(I had to re-enable Classic Editor to find the “disable discussion” section.)
I’m also concerned about lack of an update to be compatible with WordPress 8.2 (or even 8.0!) and no updates for 9 months. If the plugin support is going to end, please let users know so that we can start planning for a transition! It is currently working for me, but I don’t know what will happen the next time there’s a WordPress update.
I need to know if have to hire someone to redesign my blog if Classic Editor will become unusable down the road.
There seems to be enough concern about losing the classic editor that WP should address this. I agree with the posters here, it’s tough with blocks when you’ve compiled showcases from Vimeo and your Porto platform makes it easy to add a Vimeo video to your site. I have yet to find how to display the right sidebar options in blocks to make the proper selections for post and this is highly aggravating. I vote for keeping the option to use the classic editor and for WP to continue supporting and updating this option
