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Sometimes you need the raw control of the Classic Editor for complex custom post types. This filter conditionally disables the Block Editor based on the post type slug, without a heavy plugin.
// Add to functions.php +add_filter( 'use_block_editor_for_post_type', function( $use_block_editor, $post_type ) { + + // Define post types to disable + $disabled_types = [ 'product', 'event' ]; + + if ( in_array( $post_type, $disabled_types, true ) ) { + return false; + } + + return $use_block_editor; +}, 10, 2 );
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