WordPress plugin comparison
Enable Default Editor vs Theme Editor
At a glance
- Theme Editor has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Enable Default Editor.
- On a typical day, Theme Editor is downloaded about 234 times, Enable Default Editor about 9.
- Enable Default Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 128 reviews.
- Theme Editor was updated more recently: Mar 19, 2026, against Aug 19, 2019 for Enable Default Editor.
- Theme Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Enable Default Editor.
- Theme Editor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Enable Default Editor.
Line by line
Theme Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Enable Default Editor |  Theme Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,228 | #762 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 178 | 6.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(128) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 7 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.2.4 |
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