Frontpress

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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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Diplo

   8.4y ago

   Dariusz, I’m using your plugin since you launched it, virtually everyday. It is wonderful. Now that there is so much stir created by Gutenberg, it is a pity that they didn’t got inspired by or followed up your amazing work. You brought us “the future” as they say in Gutenberg at least two years ago. Thank you very much for this amazing piece of art. Ps. the plugin might not have been updated in two years but still works very fine with WP 4.9.5 This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Diplo. This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Diplo.

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2. ★★★★★ Billy Wilcosky

   10.2y ago

   This is in beta and therefore, I expect there to be some issues. But, this is the only front-end editing plugin that I’ve been able to find that works the way I would like front-end editing to work. It’s minimal. I like that. I have a couple requests for the author. First, keep it simple. If you decide to improve this plugin, in my opinion, don’t worry about trying to make it super fancy. Lastly, since the plugin automatically changes the div id of the post’s title, in some themes, this messes up the title. At the very least I would explore using span instead of div so that titles don’t end up on a new line. Also, instead of using id, use class since on some sites there might be multiple titles on one page. I’m glad I found this. I don’t know why it is so hard to find a good front-end editing plugin, that is minimal in design, and just works.

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3. ★★★★★ Matt Cromwell

   10.5y ago

   I really like how simple this plugin is. If you just want the do inline text editing from the front-end, this does it quite nicely. Looking forward to how this evolves. Feature Request: I hope adding images into the content will happen soon.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-12-12 20+ → 10+ down after 79 days in tier
2. 2025-09-24 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-09-22 20+ → 10+ down after 12 days in tier
4. 2025-09-10 10+ → 20+ up after 18 days in tier
5. 2025-08-23 20+ → 10+ down after 663 days in tier
6. 2023-10-30 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in tier
7. 2023-10-25 20+ → 30+ up after 157 days in tier
8. 2023-05-21 30+ → 20+ down after 2 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).

• Jamie's Visual HTML Editor 40+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• EEL – Custom List Editor Lite — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• C Cosmo Block Edit Mode for ACF — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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Frontpress: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/frontpress