roelkers

My websites have been updated to 5.1.1 which has a Block Editor (Gutenberg). The Block Editor really messes up my html and websites layouts when I try to update so I installed the Classic Editor Plugin. The problem is when I try to update a webpage with the Classic Editor is it just redirects to the homepage of the website and doesn’t save the update. The only way I can update is by using the Block Editor which, as I stated, messes up the layout by adding or removing important elements.

What’s even weirder is if I copy and paste a template code that I use for posting weekly articles into a brand new post using Classic Editor it does the same thing.

So not only can I not make updates to an existing page or post using the Classic Editor I also cannot paste html into the Classic Editor and create a new page or post. If I add a new page or post and simply type something using the Classic Editor it will save but I can’t add html. Very strange.

A work around I’ve found out is to save in Block Edit then switch to Classic Edit to make any update. Then literally copy the code in Classic Edit mode, switch back to Block Edit mode, paste the code (that was edited in Classic Edit mode), and finally update it. If I try it any other way Block Edit makes a mess of the layout. And if I try to save in Classic Edit mode it will not save and just redirects to the homepage.

I’ve been dealing with my server’s support (LeaseWeb) and they’ve basically come to the conclusion that it is my problem advising me to contact WordPress support. I’ve attempting to deactivate each of my plugins one by one testing each time and the problem still exists. And this issue exists on all my websites that have the WordPress update.

All I want is to return to using the Classic Editor so I can update my websites and create new pages using my existing html templates. Any ideas of how to go about fixing this issue? Rolling back to a previous version of WordPress that doesn’t have Block Editor?

Here’s a video that might help to better explain when setting up a new post… https://getsmarthomedevices.com/New-Post-Classic-Editor.mov

Here’s a video showing if I try to update an existing page in the Classic Editor… https://getsmarthomedevices.com/Updating-Post-Classic-Editor.mov

Result is the same, redirect to homepage and no saved post. Really, really, really frustrating ??