Theme Editor

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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 · 55% 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.

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.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.4 jquery issues fixes with WP 5.5 2.4
2. — Version 2.3 Minor fixes 2.3
3. — Version 2.2 Security issues fixes 2.2
4. — Version 2.1 Folder permissions issue fixed 2.1
5. — Version 2.0 Compatible with wordpress 5.1.1 and unwanted warning fixes 2.0
6. — Version 1.9 Compatible with php 7.3 and wordpress 5.0 1.9

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 4.3 Theme Editor <= 3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to CSS Modification ↗
   2026-07-31 CVE-2025-14469 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.1 Patched in 3.2
2. Medium · 4.3 Theme Editor <= 3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-02-14 CVE-2026-39640 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.2 No patch available
3. High · 8.8 Theme Editor <= 3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution ↗
   2025-10-17 CVE-2025-9890 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.0 Patched in 3.1
4. High · 7.2 Theme Editor <= 2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization ↗
   2024-08-28 CVE-2022-2440 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 2.8 Patched in 2.9
5. High · 7.2 Theme Editor <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload ↗
   2023-11-20 CVE-2023-6091 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.7.1 Patched in 2.8
6. Medium · 4.9 Theme Editor <= 2.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download ↗
   2021-02-13 CVE-2021-24154 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
7. High · 8.8 Theme Editor <= 2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2019-09-30 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 2.2 Patched in 2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-31 60K+ → 50K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-07-29 50K+ → 60K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-07-28 60K+ → 50K+ down after 417 days in tier
4. 2024-06-06 50K+ → 60K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-06-05 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-06-04 50K+ → 60K+ up after 550 days in tier
7. 2022-12-02 60K+ → 50K+ down

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).

• D Disable File Editor 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• B Better File Editor 300+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B

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Theme Editor: 50K+ active installs, 4.6★ (128 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/theme-editor