In December of 2018, WordPress 5.0 was released, which included its new Block Editor as the default experience for editing Posts and Pages in WordPress. To ease the transition, they moved the classic editing experience into a plugin. Many users added that plugin to be able to continue editing in the way they were used to.

Since then, the block editor has come a long way, with many new features and a streamlined editing experience. The vast majority of features and enhancements that have come to WordPress over the last several years have been in the Block Editor. As we continue to develop ProPhoto, we have also run into more and more hurdles in maintaining compatibility with both editors. So, in order to best utilize our time and resources, and to best align with the direction of WordPress moving forward, ProPhoto will be dropping support for the Classic Editor plugin on August 17, 2024.

To clarify, this does not mean that you have to stop using the Classic Editor plugin, or that the plugin won’t work with ProPhoto. We are however removing ProPhoto integration from the Classic Editor, so you will no longer be able to add ProPhoto Grids and Galleries to your posts/pages from that editing screen.

If adding ProPhoto Grids and Galleries to your posts/pages is part of your workflow, then you will want to switch to the Block Editor by the date above. We think you’ll find that once you familiarize yourself with the Block Editing experience, you’ll find it very easy to work with.