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.
84 health vs 67 average across 2,083 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →26%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 7.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,434 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.
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
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| live editing | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| remove frontend styling | #4 | #21 | — |
| javascript editor | #12 | #24 | — |
| update live url | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| live help | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| block editor | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| live | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| verse | #19 | #17 | — |
| block permissions | #20 | #23 | — |
What to do about it
- Add “live editing”, “remove frontend styling” and “javascript editor” to your wp.org tags. You already rank #4, #4 and #12 for them without listing them. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 2026-07-18 · 66 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
2.3K
now · peak 5.3K
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 43 days.
Install history · since 2026-08-07 · 45 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
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
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 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).
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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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