FrontEdit – Live Frontend Block Editor
by Pierce · Blocks
Make content updates easier. Now supporting Custom Post Types. Clients and teams can update live pages safely with zero wp-admin training.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.2K estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 52/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
84 health vs 70 average across 2,505 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →19%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 10.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.0%, across 1,546 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 43 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| inline editor your tag | #4 | #18 | down 1 |
| frontend editor your tag | #5 | #20 | down 3 |
| front end editing your tag | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| live editor | #3 | #18 | 0 |
| welcome to the block editor | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| live editing | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| frontend | #14 | #20 | down 1 |
| block editor your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| training | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| live | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| frontend editing | #8 | #21 | down 2 |
| front editor | #12 | #24 | up 2 |
| live update | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| live updates | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| update live url | #15 | #24 | down 3 |
| custom training | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| front end editor | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| live admin | #19 | #22 | 0 |
| editor tools | #20 | #24 | up 2 |
| block editor support | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
118 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 94 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “frontend” and “live” (#14 and #20 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 8 Aug 2026 · 91 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 2K.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 149 days.
Install history since 7 Aug 2026
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.2 Added WordPress 7.1 compatibility for Pullquote text alignment while retaining support for the legacy attribute format. Updated Abilities API metadata for WordPress 7.1 compatibility. Removed pagination parameters from c 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.0 Added support for eligible Gutenberg custom post types whose editable content is stored in standard WordPress post content. Changed internal block UUID assignment to prepare only content that is opened or saved, avoiding 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.19 Replaced Base-only Pro preview screens with a practical Getting Started page and clarified the Gutenberg content and content-request boundaries. 1.0.19
- — Version 1.0.18 Added batch editing, previously a Pro feature, to the Base plugin, with independent undo history for each block during an editing session. 1.0.18
- — Version 1.0.15 Improved the schema-driven handler foundation with reusable optional-component placement and schema-declared heading/tag controls. Added a shipped custom-handler schema reference with frontend serialization compatibility 1.0.15
- — Version 1.0.10 Added support for WordPress Icon blocks. Opens the live editor immediately while post-lock verification continues safely in the background. 1.0.10
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 5 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make content updates easier. Now supporting Custom Post Types. Clients and teams can update live pages safe..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for agencies", "built for", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 18 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,989 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "inline editor" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 200+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 13 shared searches A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 8 shared searches A -
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 8 shared searches A -
Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 8 shared searches A -
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ installs · 4.8★ · 7 shared searches A -
Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 7 shared searches B
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