Community Suggestion: Old Version Edit via the Edit button when doing View Article In World

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Old Version Edit via the Edit button when doing View Article In World

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by HS GMs
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What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

I edit all my articles using the Old Version Editor. When I hit Save and then View to go see how the page looks, I may think of something and hit the Edit button at the top of the page to go back and add something new. Ever since the update, this takes me back to the new editor, which I do not want to use in any form. I then have to jump through the hoops of navigating back through to the Old Version Editor so I can do my work the way I want to.   We either need a global override to have the Old Version Editor be something we can set as the one we want to use on our world, or the Edit button should ask which editor we want to go back to when clicking on it.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

It allows me to keep working smoothly without having to do multiple navigations through laggy interfaces to get back to the editor I like using.

The Team's Response

Thanks for the suggestion! The old article edit will eventually be phased out completely (once the new one is updated to include all of the same features), so this is why you're seeing buttons like that one point to the new one. Since releasing the new UI we have implemented a ton of improvements and optimizations based on the feedback from the community, so I encourage you to try it again! If you have specific feedback or questions, please use the dedicated help and feedback channels you'll find in the "?" button at the top right.
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Current score

52/300 Votes · +14700 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by RisingKenku
    on 2025-11-25 09:30

  • +300

    by N.Bronze
    on 2025-11-23 15:17
    KEEP THE OLD EDITOR; ADD COLOR TEXT.

  • +300

    by Writing Bishop
    on 2025-11-23 01:00

  • +300

    by Slres
    on 2025-11-22 22:26
    The new UI is clunky and unoptimized. It's a lot of extra clicks for nothing.

  • +300

    by A Rambunctious Kitten
    on 2025-11-22 16:15

  • +300

    by Delcar
    on 2025-11-22 15:40

  • +300

    by Gregorian
    on 2025-11-22 08:46

  • +300

    by madmooncrow
    on 2025-11-22 07:52

  • +300

    by Typh
    on 2025-11-21 06:15
    The new UI is not finished. We shoujld at least be given a choice.

  • +300

    by A Fierce Dragon
    on 2025-11-20 14:52

  • +300

    by J Shoe
    on 2025-11-18 23:48
    The new version of the site is a nightmare to use and has killed my drive to write. Please, for the love of god, give us a toggle to permanently go back to the old version.

  • +300

    by Demodius
    on 2025-11-17 19:48

  • +300

    by irpguardian
    on 2025-11-16 06:13
    Even with gigabit internet, and 64 GB of RAM, the new visual editor / UI brings my computer to my knees. If blocking didn't kill the site, I would do it because of how awful the loading times are.

  • +300

    by miraiya
    on 2025-11-15 22:48

  • +300

    by Alikzander_Wulfe
    on 2025-11-14 16:41
    Yes please, I loved the old editor. It kept me focused on the page, I didn't have to dig for anything. The new one feels very crowded to me and honestly stresses me out. I know some people really like it, but having the option to use the old one and toggle to it easily would save so much headache, ESPECIALLY with worldember around the corner.

  • +300

    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2025-11-14 15:17

  • +300

    by jglavz
    on 2025-11-13 12:47

  • +100

    by Max Kilms
    on 2025-11-13 04:04
    I would suggest a single button somewhere next to every current edit button, where the user can just select old or new version (side-by-side) with one easy click. While there are advantages to the new, it is still buggy at times, so this would be a good temporary measure.

  • +300

    by BoyWondamus
    on 2025-11-10 21:42

  • +300

    by Rockerboy911
    on 2025-11-10 10:35

  • +300

    by KarlZone
    on 2025-11-08 23:04

  • +300

    by PrippyMontyPoppyCock
    on 2025-11-08 16:01

  • +300

    by atrippuk
    on 2025-11-08 15:53
    I have 30,000 points/votes and I would use all of them to go back to the old editor - the lack of functionality is perplexing for an upgrade

  • +300

    by PeaceFighter
    on 2025-11-08 10:07

  • +300

    by betterthanjimmy
    on 2025-11-08 02:23

  • +300

    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2025-11-06 18:28

  • +300

    by chairlegcharlie
    on 2025-11-06 16:12

  • +300

    by Mekachu04
    on 2025-11-06 05:50
    i spend more time fighting the 'updated' than i do working on articles these days. please bring back the more basic and (more importantly) working workflow and not this 'flashy' (painfully eyesore) of a interface.   please stop breaking what works

  • +300

    by kerahope
    on 2025-11-05 20:46

  • +300

    by niiconiico
    on 2025-11-05 01:34
    New editor involves too much clicking and navigating, which I hate when I'm writing. If there is no way to go back to the old editor I am considering cancelling my subscription upon my next renewal.

  • +300

    by Jupiter Melichios
    on 2025-11-04 18:26
    Not only do I prefer the old edittor, it has functionality the new edittor doesn't (relationships, for example) and the new edittor is having regularly site-breaking slowdowns and crashes. Just let users easily access the old more stable edittor!

  • +300

    by Zeepee
    on 2025-11-04 17:25

  • +300

    by PensiveFatherfigure
    on 2025-11-04 10:21

  • +300

    by Kaimedar
    on 2025-11-04 00:06

  • +100

    by BurningGod
    on 2025-11-03 19:50

  • +300

    by Chrispy_0
    on 2025-11-03 13:26
    Until the New Editor page is at a state where it can fully replace the old editor page, the old editor page shouldn't be hidden and should be accessible from everywhere the new editor page can be accessed.

  • +300

    by AuraGuard
    on 2025-11-03 00:57
    The old version edit does better for my workflow, the new version is...finicky. I'm glad it works well for a lot of people, but it's actively limiting for people like me.

  • +300

    by ss2020
    on 2025-11-02 17:40

  • +300

    by A Fierce Orc
    on 2025-11-02 16:52

  • +300

    by cow2face
    on 2025-11-02 13:10

  • +300

    by sanchyne
    on 2025-11-02 10:07

  • +1

    by Varl
    on 2025-11-02 01:48

  • +300

    by raptorbricks
    on 2025-11-02 01:31
    Seconding this, the new UI is really laggy and just very clunky and just generally breaks my workflow

  • +300

    by Bakaton
    on 2025-11-01 22:08

  • +300

    by Colonel 101
    on 2025-11-01 20:14

  • +300

    by Thereasonwhy
    on 2025-11-01 19:49

  • +300

    by Ratha
    on 2025-11-01 19:44

  • +300

    by Pandora9
    on 2025-11-01 17:43

  • +300

    by Mahdi Avendesora
    on 2025-11-01 17:23

  • -1

    by Those2Nerds
    on 2025-11-01 16:23
    Old version edit is eventually going away, so it doesn't make much sense to make it the default version anywhere. Better to give the team detailed feedback about what's not working for you about the new editor. Plus, you can resolve your problem by opening View in a second tab, so you can easily flip between the View and Edit interface (this works on both editors).

  • +100

    by WeStanNikolai
    on 2025-11-01 12:55

  • +300

    by SplendorS
    on 2025-11-01 09:28

  • +300

    by HS GMs
    on 2025-11-01 04:42
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