Title: New 2.5 editor is a disaster Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # New 2.5 editor is a disaster * [mdg33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdg33/) * (@mdg33) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/) * Just installed the new WP 2.5 and I am far from impressed. * The new editor is absolute crap. * In fact it’s crappier than the last one. * At least with the previous version we could add Tiny MCE advanced to get it working properly. * Now we can’t even do that. * The editor is simplistic in the extreme with not even any moderately advanced functions to use. * As for the statement in the official WP blog that the new editor won’t mess with your code, it’s absolute BS. * It will continually mess with your code, even after you’ve fixed it in html and saved it. * It’ll keep ripping out whole swaths of your code for no apparent reason. * It’s bloody annoying. * Why were forced to use such a crappy editor and with no alternatives like Advanced Tiny MCE to fall back on I don’t know. * I know the WP crew have spent a whole lot of time and effort on the new version, but to spend so much time only to produce something inferior seems unimaginable. * Sorry guys but your eally blew this part of it. Viewing 7 replies - 31 through 37 (of 37 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/2/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/?output_format=md) [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/2/?output_format=md) 3 * [xodigoguy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xodigoguy/) * (@xodigoguy) * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-721969) * I don’t hate the editor, but the more I use it the more problems I am having. An example is when trying to insert images already uploaded a few months ago, it just hangs. * Strange about all this is I updated 4 blogs to 2.5. One of them works perfectly( all hosted at the same place so all the backend software must be the same). * The only difference is I used the Fantastico to update 2 of the blogs. * The point is, somewhere there are strange problems with the editor (the Visual part suddenly stopped working on 3 of the blogs and I had to use a plugin …). * The reason to mention all this is not to complain, but simply to say there are bugs and work needs to be done for a 2.5.2 or whatever. * Having used WordPress for over a year now, I was impressed by its lack of bugs– I never had to install a plugin to get something (which worked one day and stopped the next) to work. * For those of us with very little time to experiement, read all forums etc., we really need something to work out of the box. (Which is why I waited for my hosts Fantastico version as I had hoped they had seen if there were any immediate problems with the very first 2.5 release.) * Anyway, I am looking forward to some quick fixes in an upcoming release since I have to write some posts 🙂 * [blunderfoot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blunderfoot/) * (@blunderfoot) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722165) * My users cannot use the new WYSIWYG editor, It is to confusing and they donnot have the time to look up solutions. I cannot even disable the flash uploader. the plugin does not work. * Can I go back to the old editor? becouse at the moment my site is useless, no one can figure out how to insert documents properly, or edit posts. * [blunderfoot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blunderfoot/) * (@blunderfoot) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722166) * Sorry about double posting, but I thought I should show you one of the comments I have been emailed. * Good evening Dave, I have been trying to maneuver through our website and either amend text or add a form to an existing post and I am finding that our website is less user friendly now than ever before. I know I am kind of dense, but it shouldn’t be this challenging. I don’t have enough time to keep messing about. Is there any way we can get this back to a more user friendly format, especially with uploading documents? * If not, I loathe to admit that I won’t be able to continue as it is far too time consuming and with working on the DA Executive, time is critical…… * Thanks big guy! * Please fix this issue, you should not have to be a coding expert to post stuff to your blog. * [14words](https://wordpress.org/support/users/14words/) * (@14words) * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722167) * > authors, comment and pingback settings can easily be moved in the right column… > categories too needs to be placed on the right side. * I agree with that. The right side is pretty empty and it could save scolling. * [whas27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whas27/) * (@whas27) * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722174) * I just finished writing a detailed post on the Write Screen and related admin back-end design issues yesterday: * WordPress 2.5.x Design Issues: Why I am staying with my 2.3.3 “Renegade” * It has an annotated screen-shot of 2.5 that explains what is wrong with it, as well as several example screen-shots of my own custom 2.3.3 version for comparison and design ideas. * Go check it out: * [http://businessmindhacks.com/post/wordpress-25x-design-issues-why-i-am-staying-with-my-233-renegade](http://businessmindhacks.com/post/wordpress-25x-design-issues-why-i-am-staying-with-my-233-renegade) * Your thoughts and comments? * [hotel-audit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hotel-audit/) * (@hotel-audit) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722232) * Hello guys! * Is there any W3C friendly post editor for WordPress? I use the WordPress 2.6.3. with the default built-in post editor. However I realized it’s not W3C friendly 🙁 If you have any idea where can I find a W3C friendly WordPress editor, please let me know. A plugin would be the better! * As you can on the main page of my [Hotel Audit – Online Hotel Bookings](http://hotel-audit.com/) blog is W3C friendly, but I’ve many problem with my posts 🙁 * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722233) * [http://www.mkbergman.com//?page_id=383](http://www.mkbergman.com//?page_id=383) [http://www.jemmille.com/2007/08/15/wordpress-expand-your-text-editor/](http://www.jemmille.com/2007/08/15/wordpress-expand-your-text-editor/) Viewing 7 replies - 31 through 37 (of 37 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/2/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/?output_format=md) [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/2/?output_format=md) 3 The topic ‘New 2.5 editor is a disaster’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [X](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/x/) * In: [Requests and Feedback](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/requests-and-feedback/) * 37 replies * 31 participants * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-25-editor-is-a-disaster/page/3/#post-722233) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics