Front-end Editor
Edit content inline, without going to the admin area.
4(23 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Front-end Editor is a WordPress editor plugin with 500 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 23 reviews. It has been downloaded 273K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Elementor Website Builder – more than….
4/523 reviews
500active installs
273K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
Front-end Editor is a plugin that lets you make changes to your content directly from your site. No need to load the admin backend just to correct a typo.
It makes the same capability checks, so that if a user isn’t allowed to edit something in wp-admin, they aren’t allowed to edit it in the front-end either.
You can edit posts, pages, custom post types, comments, widgets and many more elements.
Goals:
- save as many trips to the backend as possible
- compatible with any theme, out of the box
- light and fast
Support and development:
Support is handled by the lovely designsimply.
I am not developing the plugin anymore; only applying the patches that other people send via Github.
Credits:
- Aloha Editor for the fantastic WYSIWYG editing component
Links: Documentation | Plugin News…
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Ratings & Reviews
423 reviews
5 ★
15
4 ★
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0
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1
1 ★
4
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.3.1
- update to Aloha 0.23.12
- add placeholder for post thumbnails
- fix changing thumbnails to a newly uploaded image. props adrichey
- update translations: Polish (props toszcze) and Estonian (props petskratt).
- added Simplified Chinese translation (props 倡萌)
Contributors
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