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Frontpress

Front-end post editing for Wordpress.

By Dariusz Dawidowski·Inline Editing·Free
5(3 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Frontpress is a WordPress inline editing plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: PostEase – Frontend Post Editor &….

5/53 reviews
10active installs
2.6K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Frontpress enables user-friendly inline editing of posts.
If you are webmaster your customers will appreciate this solution, they usually are afraid of back-end panel.

How to use:

  1. Logged users will notice new “Edit” button at the bottom of every post on your site
  2. Click it to edit post title and content, [shortcodes] are marked with grey background and protected as read-only
  3. Click “Update” button to save changes, or “Cancel” to discard them

Important notes:

  • This is beta version
  • Requires very modern browser
Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
5 ★
3
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3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.4+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34
PHPfalse+ required

Top Alternatives to Frontpress

PostEase – Frontend Post Editor & Inline Content Editing for WordPress icon
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4.530 installsUpdated 4 months ago
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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1.0 Initial release

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Dariusz DawidowskiDariusz Dawidowski
Plugin Info
Version
0.1.0
Last Updated
Mar 7, 2016
WP Requires
4.4+
Tested Up To
4.4.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.6K+
Added
Mar 7, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

inline editingfront-end editor

Developer

D
Dariusz Dawidowski
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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