{"id":81,"date":"2026-07-07T23:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2026-07-07T23:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:31:52","slug":"convert-classic-editor-to-gutenberg-wordpress-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/wordpress-tutorials\/convert-classic-editor-to-gutenberg-wordpress-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert Classic Editor Pages to Gutenberg in WordPress with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Classic Editor is still active on many WordPress websites. If your pages were built before Gutenberg became the default editor, converting those pages into blocks can make future editing easier. The problem is that rebuilding every page by hand can take a long time. This walkthrough shows how AI can help convert Classic Editor pages into Gutenberg\/block editor pages while preserving the existing content and front-end look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Classic Editor to Gutenberg conversion can take time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Classic Editor page may look simple on the front end, but converting several pages still means reviewing content, page structure, headings, images, spacing, and links. If you have Services, Pricing, About, Team, and Contact pages, manual conversion can quickly turn into repetitive work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using an AI plugin like WPadmin.AI Premium helps because the task can be planned first, then applied across multiple pages. In the video, the request is to convert the whole website into Gutenberg, and WPadmin.AI Premium reviews the site before presenting a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to prompt the conversion task<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The prompt should explain what needs to be converted and what must stay the same. If the task covers more than one page, it is better to scope the request first. See the guide on how to scope a WordPress task correctly<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Convert my Classic Editor pages into Gutenberg\/block editor pages while preserving the existing content, layout, and front-end appearance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In the demo, WPadmin.AI Premium spends about two and a half minutes reviewing the site and preparing a plan. After the plan is approved, it starts the actual conversion and reports which pages were converted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to check after conversion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Open each converted page in the WordPress editor and confirm it now uses Gutenberg blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Compare the front-end page with the original version to confirm the content still looks right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Check important pages such as Services, Pricing, About, Team, and Contact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Review the completion report so you know which pages were converted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    You might also like: How to Convert Gutenberg to Elementor in WordPress with AI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plain-English glossary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Need a quick definition? Read the short glossary entry for Gutenberg \/ Block Editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Video chapters and transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    0:00 – Why Classic Editor sites still matter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The video opens by explaining that Gutenberg launched in December 2018, but many WordPress websites still use Classic Editor. The walkthrough focuses on converting those older pages into Gutenberg or the block editor with AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    0:35 – Demo site with Classic Editor pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The demo website includes several pages, including Services, Pricing, About, Team, and Contact. These pages were built with Classic Editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    0:55 – Starting WPadmin.AI Premium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    WPadmin.AI Premium is opened and ready to work. The task starts in planning mode with a simple request to convert the whole website into Gutenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1:20 – Reviewing the conversion plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    WPadmin.AI Premium reviews the site for about two and a half minutes, identifies the pages, and presents a plan. The plan can be reviewed before choosing to implement it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1:50 – Running the conversion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    After approval, WPadmin.AI Premium starts the actual conversion. It finishes the work and gives a report of the pages it converted and the changes it made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2:15 – Checking pages in Gutenberg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The converted pages are opened in the editor. The Classic Editor view is gone, and the content is now shown as Gutenberg blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2:45 – Reviewing the front end<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The pages are refreshed on the front end to confirm they still look similar to the original Classic Editor pages while now being editable with Gutenberg blocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Learn how AI can help convert WordPress Classic Editor pages into Gutenberg blocks while preserving content and page appearance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[16,26,27,21,18],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress-tutorials","tag-ai-wordpress-assistant","tag-classic-editor","tag-gutenberg","tag-wordpress-page-editing","tag-wpadmin-ai-premium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpadmin.ai\/ai-website-developer-blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}