Advanced Classic Editor

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

At 2,000 active installs the plugin is niche, and the popularity subscore of 49 reflects that small footprint relative to category leaders.

Update Freshness

23/25

A perfect maintenance score of 100 is driven by a recent update on 2026-02-13 and clean compatibility with WordPress 6.9.4.

User Rating

13/15

A rating of 86 out of 100 from 9 reviews is solid, but the small sample size means the score carries limited statistical weight.

Support Health

8/15

A support health score of 50 reflects the fact that there are zero threads and zero resolved tickets, so there is essentially no public support track record.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect 100 here confirms the plugin meets current WordPress 6.9.4 and PHP 7.4 requirements with no flagged conflicts.

Scores higher than 31% of indexed plugins

About

Advanced Classic Editor - Your powerful WordPress editor, Insert many Icons, Insert Table of contents, etc.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.3/5

Last Updated 2026-02-13 8:59pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.0+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Advanced Classic Editor extends the classic TinyMCE-based WordPress editor with extra toolbar buttons for inserting icons, tables of contents, and other content blocks. It targets users who prefer the old-school editor but want richer formatting options than WordPress offers out of the box. Under the hood it leans on Bootstrap and FontAwesome to power its inserts.

Who It's For

This plugin fits bloggers, technical writers, and documentation site owners who still prefer the classic editor but need quick inserts for icons and tables of contents without switching to a full block builder. It is also reasonable for small content teams that want lightweight editor enhancements without pulling in a heavy page builder.

Who Should Skip It

If you are already running Elementor, Spectra, Kadence, or any modern block-based page builder, you do not need this plugin since those tools cover the same inserts and far more. Sites needing reliable developer support should also look elsewhere given the zero resolved support threads on record.

The Bottom Line

Advanced Classic Editor is a tidy, actively maintained little add-on for classic-editor fans who want quick icon and TOC inserts, and it scores a respectable 75.18 overall. The real concerns are its tiny install base and the complete absence of any public support history, which makes it a leap of faith for production sites. It is worth a try on low-stakes projects, but risk-averse teams should stick with the bigger, better-supported alternatives.

Pick Elementor if you want a full visual page builder with 10 million installs and far deeper design control than this editor add-on.

Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 95/100

Choose Spectra if you are happy working in the block editor and want a richer block library with similar icon and table-of-contents features.

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 89/100

Go with Kadence Blocks for a mature block toolkit with strong typography and layout controls backed by 600,000 installs.

Classic Widgets 89/100

Pick Classic Widgets only if you specifically want to restore old widget screens, which is a different problem than this plugin solves.

Disable Gutenberg 88/100

Choose Disable Gutenberg if your real goal is to fully revert to the classic editor experience across the site.