Block widgets (WordPress)
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Probably simultaneously with the introduction of Gutenberg, so-called block widgets were introduced: An updated presentation of the widgets screen at wp-admin » Appearance » Widgets.
Disable
So far (2023.10), I found Block widgets quite unworkable. There are at least two ways to disable it:
Classic Widgets plugin
WordPress issued its own plugin to disable Block widgets:
Through code?
It seems this can also be done through code in several ways:
- https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/how-to-guides/widgets/opting-out/
- https://themeisle.com/blog/disable-wordpress-block-widgets/#gref
Maybe the most robust approach: Add this to functions.php:
function example_theme_support() {
remove_theme_support( 'widgets-block-editor' );
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'example_theme_support' );