DirectEdit

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Reviewers love the speed and simplicity of the front-end editing, but several report that editing pages with shortcodes, columns or other theme markup mangles the content on save.

1. ★★★★★ Damiaan van Vliet

   10.5y ago

   I have tested this plugin because I want to use a good front-end editor for a customer. Although it has not been updated for a while it was working. But… when editing a page with shortcodes the whole page was a mess. So I don’t recommend using this plug-in, too bad. Maybe when they update the plug-in?

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2. ★★★★★ Sakunne

   11.0y ago

   Still I would like the ability to temporarily disable it from frontend, so to see how the page works

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3. ★★★★★ Kiwi Ally

   12.1y ago

   I absolutely love this plugin, it’s fast loading, includes many functions in the editor and is very user-friendly. My only wish is that it could utilise the WP Author role, as the default editor role is fine for single user blogs, but not effective when multiple users are registered to post.

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4. ★★★★★ Neil Offshoot

   12.7y ago

   This plugin is easily the best and most streamlined front end editing plugin available for WordPress.

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5. ★★★★★ Enno

   12.7y ago

   I used direct editing of my own content management system since 2003 using “content-editable” with internet explorer. I am happy that I can do so also with my wordpress page. Directly editing the page is perfect for quick corrections or putting in additional information. Support is really fast and helpful. thanks Carlo for this great plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ tansael

   12.7y ago

   When I try to edit page it works but it corrupts columns, lists, images, tabs, toggles etc. When I save it saves but all text was converted to paragraph text. If you are using a theme, then forgot this plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ Carlo Roosen

   12.7y ago

   We aim to build 5 star plugins only. But hey, plugins need to work with other plugins and we cannot test all combinations. If you found a bug or think something is missing in this plugin, please create a support ticket and we will fix it, if possible within 24 hours.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-11-19 20+ → 10+ down after 99 days in tier
2. 2023-08-12 30+ → 20+ down after 59 days in tier
3. 2023-06-14 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2023-06-09 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-06-08 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2023-06-05 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-06-04 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2023-06-02 30+ → 20+ down after 1 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).

• F Front-end Editor 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Re-add text underline and justify 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Advanced TinyMCE Configuration 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Editor Widget 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• Advanced Classic Editor 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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DirectEdit: 10+ active installs, 4.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/directedit