Code Snippet
If you don’t use Gutenberg to build your WordPress pages, you may want to disable “blocks” in the appearance > widgets section, and restore the classic widgets.
PHP
Place the following code anywhere in your child theme’s functions.php document.
// put classic version of widgets back
function classic_widgets_page() {
remove_theme_support( 'widgets-block-editor' );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'classic_widgets_page' );This will replace the new “blocks” version of the appearance > widgets section with the classic look.
I found this necessary on a site built using Elementor, because the blocks widgets section would load with a bunch of errors and be difficult to work with.
Note
All modifications to a theme or plugin should be made by creating a child theme and placing the changes there. Changes made to the parent theme will be overwritten the next time it updates.
WordPress Notes:
- All modifications to a theme or plugin should be made by creating a child theme and placing the changes there; changes made to the parent theme will be overwritten the next time it updates
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