Frontpress
by Dariusz Dawidowski · Uncategorized
Front-end post editing for Wordpress.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “front end editor” and “inline editing” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3892 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3892 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| front end editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| inline editing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “front end editor” and “inline editing” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 144 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Diplo8.5y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Billy Wilcosky10.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Cromwell10.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 37 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 546 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "front-end editor" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-12 20+ → 10+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 20+ → 10+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-09-10 10+ → 20+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-08-23 20+ → 10+ down after 663 days in tier
- 2023-10-30 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 20+ → 30+ up after 157 days in tier
- 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).
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GrowthHive – Front Editor — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Presslyte – Front End Text Editor — installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - C Cosmo Block Edit Mode for ACF 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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Jamie's Visual HTML Editor 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
PostEase – Frontend Post Editor & Inline Content Editing for WordPress 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Jamie's Distraction-Free Writer 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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