Front-end Editor

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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. ★★★★★ RDoberstein

   7.0y ago

   Does not work with PHP 7. PHP 5 is fine, but to old. Its a pitty.

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2. ★★★★★ burlyqlady

   7.1y ago

   It’s a shame it doesn’t work anymore in the latest WordPress. It was the best inline wordpress editor – no fuss, not heavy, very clean UI. Please update it!

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3. ★★★★★ luclaf2

   11.6y ago

   This plug in is realy great to use and save many efforts. Congratulations for it!

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4. ★★★★★ biba102

   11.8y ago

   Love this plugin! It saved my time

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5. ★★★★★ NightL

   12.0y ago

   Tried this on two different themes – using different computers. If main admin was open then for one site there would be a 40 second plus delay in opening the website front end and on the other site the front end would not open at all, I had to use different browser to check edits. Even working in only the admin edit page area the same issues occurred with the Preview Changes feature. Same issue in both Chrome and IE (latest version of browsers) This issue occurred on two Windows 7 PCs and a Mac Even if it did work (as obviously it does for some) the editing and checking process is probably longer when developing a page.

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6. ★★★★★ X-Raym

   12.3y ago

   The only one who doesn’t disturb the original source code 😀 Awesome !

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7. ★★★★★ rajlaksh

   12.8y ago

   2.3.1 become reaily bader. Where older version is awesome. You can font-size,link etc . now its lost all of it. Its now Useless.

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8. ★★★★★ shaunybhoy

   12.9y ago

   Sure it seems like a great idea, you see something in a post that you quickly want to edit, however it’s filled with bugs. For example when I edit something on the front page, the <more> will disappear from post, so then I need to go in admin anyway to add it back on!! Also the way it operates is lousy, jumps about a lot and not easy to select what you want to edit, or to cancel or save. Probably ok with other themes, but not for mine and don’t trust it.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Critical · 9.8 Front-end Editor < 2.3 - Arbitrary File Upload ↗
   2012-04-07 CVE-2012-10019 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects < 2.3 Patched in 2.3

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

Translated into 87 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Plus 63 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-27 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-26 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-03-24 600+ → 500+ down after 14 days in tier
4. 2026-03-10 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-03-09 600+ → 500+ down after 279 days in tier
6. 2025-06-03 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-02 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-06-01 700+ → 600+ down after 4 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).

• Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• D Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• 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
• TinyMCE Custom Styles 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D

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Front-end Editor: 500+ active installs, 4.0★ (23 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/front-end-editor