A frontend editor for WordPress. Free and open source project with a goal to enhance usability and convenience of editing content.
As of April 2026, WA Fronted is a WordPress edit plugin with 10 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
The core concept with Fronted is that theme and plugin developers incorporate their configuration filter and/or add-on in their plugin or theme. However since version 1.3.5, it will automatically configure itself to make
post_content,post_titleandpost_thumbnaileditable if no other options are set.
To report bugs or feature requests, please use Github issues
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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