Better File Editor

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Dragoon90

   9.9y ago

   I like the new editor with custom themes, however there is a bug i am not sure if its because of the new version of WordPress i am using 4.6.1, whenever i try to type or delete text it changes the text that is 6 space before the highlighted actual text that i want to edit, this happens also with the other plugin called “Better Code Editor”, so hopefully this gets fixed in the future. If this bug gets fixed i would rate 5. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Dragoon90. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Dragoon90.

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2. ★★★★★ ProBusinessCenter

   10.4y ago

   Thank you a lot!

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3. ★★★★★ rivmanbx

   11.5y ago

   Must have plugin for all those who have child themes and want to modify css or php. I love the color schemes and the simplicity of use. Just install and you’r set. Need some vertically resize or, if not asking too much, the possibility to make it full screen. Thanks author.

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4. ★★★★★ renegaed

   11.7y ago

   simple and it works

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5. ★★★★★ DareDevil73

   11.7y ago

   Very good!

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6. ★★★★★ mscwebmaster

   12.0y ago

   The editor is still not vertically resizable. It used to be, but now, not so much. The last time the plugin author responded to this thread was 7 months ago. I gave up and am using an actual code editor – Coda 2 – to modify my CSS and other PHP files. Not a plugin. So much happier.

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7. ★★★★★ MastroPino

   12.0y ago

   Simply Awesome

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8. ★★★★★ Camilo

   12.3y ago

   A lot cleaner than “Advanced Code Editor”.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-10 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-04-08 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-04-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-01 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-03-29 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-03-27 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2026-03-24 400+ → 300+ down after 352 days in tier
8. 2025-04-06 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Theme Editor 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• CodeColorer 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Code Click to Copy 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• Pastacode 400+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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Better File Editor: 300+ active installs, 4.7★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-file-editor