PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Classic Widgets safe?
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
classic-widgets - Author: Tonya Mork
- 2000000+ active installs
- 98/100 rating (272 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 7522297 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2021-05-05
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 0.3
- Last updated: 2025-12-08 10:52am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.9.7
- Requires PHP: 5.6+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Classic Widgets. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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