disable Full Site Editing

[wisly.k]

How to disable Full Site Editing in the new WordPress version?

[Annie_P]

Full Site Editing (FSE) is a major feature introduced in WordPress 5.9 and enhanced in later versions. It allows users to edit and customize their entire website layout using blocks, not just the content of posts or pages.

You can:

• Design headers, footers, and sidebars using the Block Editor.
• Create and customize templates (e.g., blog post layout, 404 pages).
• Use the Site Editor instead of the old Customizer or widgets.
• Manage site-wide styles (colors, typography, spacing) from a single place.

Disable FSE

FSE depends on the presence of a theme.json file and block templates.

How to disable:

• If you're creating a custom theme, simply do not include a theme.json file or block-templates folder.
• If you're editing an existing theme, you can remove or rename theme.json, but this may break the theme’s layout.

[Sophia Rodriguez]

You can use a plugin called "Disable Full Site Editing" to turn off FSE easily.

After you install and activate it, you can either change the settings in your dashboard or add this line to your wp-config.php file:

define('DISABLE_FSE', true);

[Paul Schmidt]

Trust me on this — before you make any changes to your wp-config.php or theme files, always back up your site first. I learned the hard way once when a small error took down the whole site.