WP Editor Widget
WP Editor Widget adds a rich text widget where the content is edited using the standard WordPress visual editor.
4.6(18 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Editor Widget is a WordPress wpml plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 18 reviews. It has been downloaded 153K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 12% this week. Top alternative: WPML Widgets.
4.6/518 reviews
10K+active installs
153K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Note: This plugin still works but it doesn’t really contain any major features that the native Text widget is missing. The plugin is no longer in active developement.
This plugin adds a rich text widget where the content is edited using the standard WordPress visual editor which most users already are familiar with.
It uses the WP core function wp_editor() without adding a custom post type post for each widget making the widget quicker and simpler to edit.
Feel free to help with developement or issue reporting on Github!
Languages
- English
- Swedish
- German
- Danish
- More translations
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Perfect
by timbobo·8 years ago
There is one bad review that I think is based on a mis-understanding. This plugin creates a new TYPE of widget – Rich Text, which features your current rich text editor. You can create as many different widgets as you want with this new template type. This plugin is absolutely perfect for what it does.
Makes easy edit text for WordPress users
by Jesus Parrado Alameda·8 years ago
Editing as in a post or page makes easy to edit text for WordPress users.
Thank you!
My users will love it
by Goran Grudic·9 years ago
This plugin makes it easier to edit widgets with rich text and I’m sure my users will love it.
Does the job perfectly without any conflicts!
by LogoLogics·9 years ago
After using the Black Studio TinyMCE Widget for years I started looking for a similar one that would not have the same conflicts with other plugins.
I installed “WP edit widget” and it had no conflicts, worked out of the box and the widget content was not gone after deactiving the plugin ( something that frustrated me in Black Studio TinyMCE Widget.)
I had almost immediate respons to my support question, so I will start using this exellent plugin and hope the developer will update it as soon as it would start behaving badly in time.
Thanks!
Annie
- This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by LogoLogics.
Works Perfectly
by CCDzine·9 years ago
I used it to add client instructions to an admin page. This makes adding screenshots and video quite easy.
Download Trends
Today: 6Yesterday: 12This week: 45Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5.1+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.6
92.5%
v0.5
7.5%
Top Alternatives to WP Editor Widget
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.6.0
- Added support for WPML – Set the language for each Widget and only the ones for the current active language is output. (Thanks to @docryan)
- Added filter
wp_editor_widget_html– Makes it possible to change the full HTML output of the Widget through a plugin or a theme - Added action
wp_editor_widget_form– Makes it possibel to add custom form elements to the Widghet through a plugin or a theme - Added Scrutinizer code quality check for Github and made some changes to get better score
Contributors
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