Easily disables the visual editor globally.
As of April 2026, Easy Disable Visual Editor is a WordPress editor plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Elementor Website Builder – more than….
Easily disables the visual editor globally.
Hooks the user_can_richedit filter and returns false so that the visual editor is never used. Much more efficient, simple and reliable than the other disable visual editor plugin that requires you to delete the visual editor files from your install.
easy-disable-visual-editor folder from the /wp-content/plugins/ directoryeasy-disable-visual-editor folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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