Using WordPress ‘remove_editor_styles()’ PHP function

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The remove_editor_styles WordPress PHP function removes all visual editor stylesheets.

Usage

remove_editor_styles();

Parameters

  • This function has no parameters.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: remove_editor_styles

Examples

Remove editor styles in a custom theme

Let’s say you want to remove editor styles in your custom WordPress theme. Add the following code to your functions.php file:

function my_theme_remove_editor_styles() {
    remove_editor_styles();
}
add_action('init', 'my_theme_remove_editor_styles');

Remove editor styles conditionally

If you want to remove editor styles only for a specific user role, use the following code in your functions.php file:

function my_theme_remove_editor_styles_for_author() {
    if (current_user_can('author')) {
        remove_editor_styles();
    }
}
add_action('init', 'my_theme_remove_editor_styles_for_author');

Remove editor styles on specific pages

To remove editor styles only on specific pages or posts, add the following code to your functions.php file:

function my_theme_remove_editor_styles_on_page() {
    if (is_page('my-page-slug')) {
        remove_editor_styles();
    }
}
add_action('init', 'my_theme_remove_editor_styles_on_page');

Remove editor styles after a certain date

If you want to remove editor styles after a specific date, use the following code in your functions.php file:

function my_theme_remove_editor_styles_after_date() {
    $today = date('Y-m-d');
    $deadline = '2023-06-01';

    if ($today >= $deadline) {
        remove_editor_styles();
    }
}
add_action('init', 'my_theme_remove_editor_styles_after_date');

Remove editor styles for specific post types

To remove editor styles only for specific post types, add the following code to your functions.php file:

function my_theme_remove_editor_styles_for_post_type() {
    if (get_post_type() == 'my_custom_post_type') {
        remove_editor_styles();
    }
}
add_action('init', 'my_theme_remove_editor_styles_for_post_type');