WP Editor
by benjaminprojas · Uncategorized
WP Editor is a plugin for WordPress that replaces the default plugin and theme editors as well as the page/post editor.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈27K estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “code editor”, “post editor” and “page editor” for “asynchronous”, “text editor” and “wordpress editor”. “code editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “asynchronous” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “text editor” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “wordpress editor” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 235 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 95 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| quickpress | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| codemirror | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| wp editor | #7 | #9 | down 2 |
| asynchronous | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| fancybox | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| theme editor your tag | #12 | #12 | down 1 |
| plugin editor your tag | #13 | #12 | down 4 |
| page editor your tag | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| post editor your tag | #17 | #17 | down 3 |
| code editor your tag | #18 | #17 | down 4 |
| rich text editor | #11 | #10 | down 1 |
| editor | #21 | #18 | down 3 |
| wp scrollbar | #13 | #13 | down 1 |
| text editor | #16 | #14 | down 3 |
| syntax highlighting | #16 | #13 | down 5 |
| wordpress editor | #17 | #15 | up 5 |
| visual editor | #17 | #16 | down 5 |
| image editor | #20 | #16 | down 1 |
| syntax | #21 | #13 | down 3 |
| css editor | #21 | #20 | down 2 |
79 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 48 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “code editor”, “post editor” and “page editor” for “asynchronous”, “text editor” and “wordpress editor”. “code editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “asynchronous” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “text editor” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “page editor” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “wordpress editor” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “page editor”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “plugin editor”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “theme editor”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 14.4K · 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.2.9.3 · 11 Mar 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.9.2 Sanitize ajax requests 1.2.9.2
- — Version 1.2.9.1 Sanitize inputs 1.2.9.1
- — Version 1.2.9 Sanitize outputs 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Randomize log file name 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Security release: fixes SQLi vulnerabilities. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6.3 Fixed multiple XSS vulnerabilities 1.2.6.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.2.9.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.9 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read ↗2025-04-16 CVE-2025-3295 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.2.9.1 Patched in 1.2.9.2
- Patched High · 7.2 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update ↗2025-04-16 CVE-2025-3294 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 1.2.9.1 Patched in 1.2.9.2
- 2024-03-26 CVE-2024-24700 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.9
- 2024-02-12 CVE-2024-25591 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.8
- 2021-02-01 CVE-2021-24151 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.6.3 Patched in 1.2.7
- 2016-10-05 CVE-2016-10877 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.6.3 Patched in 1.2.6.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 69 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 45 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 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 "WP Editor is a plugin for WordPress that replaces the default plugin and theme editors as well as the page/..."
- ✓ 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 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 764 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("code editor", "Page Editor", "plugin editor" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-28 30K+ → 20K+ down after 605 days in tier
- 2024-08-31 40K+ → 30K+ down after 660 days in tier
- 2022-11-10 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-09 40K+ → 50K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-08 50K+ → 40K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2022-11-02 40K+ → 50K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2022-10-23 50K+ → 40K+ down after 550 days in tier
- 2021-04-21 60K+ → 50K+ down after 232 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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SiteOrigin CSS 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Theme Editor 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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