Take complete control over the WordPress content editor.
As of April 2026, WP Edit is a WordPress button plugin with 40K+ active installations and a 4/5 rating from 160 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.6M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 46% this week. Top alternative: AddQuicktag.
Welcome to WP Edit. Finally, take control of the default WordPress editor and unlock the power of additional editor tools. Arrange buttons into toolbars the way you want; to ease your workflow. WP Edit adds dozens of additional custom options to the WordPress editor.
WP Edit now uses a custom buttons API which allows other plugin/theme developers to add their editor buttons into the WP Edit button configuration; allowing a WP Edit user to place the plugin/theme buttons into any desired location.
Refer your favorite plugin/theme developers to the WP Edit Custom Buttons API documentation to get your favorite buttons added to WP Edit.
WP Edit is built around three years of custom WordPress development. WP Edit adds extensive, additional editing func…
I am using WordPress 5.8.3 and I can edit the text editor just like I would using M.Office.
Thank you.
Loved this plugin until the ssl certificate on the site stopped working and can no longer activate my transaction ID to use it. The developer hasn’t replied to my emails yet.
Been using this for years,
Sometimes you do a fresh wordpress install,
Start creating page content and realize the editor is missing many features.
Or creating a block with classic editor, also lacks important features by default.
This plugin adds all those missing features.
Thanks!
good
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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