Best disable editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular disable editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Classic Visual Editor Options leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Lock PHP Files (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “disable editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 disable editor plugins
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Classic Visual Editor OptionsThe most installed disable editor plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Lock PHP FilesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “disable editor”
Classic Visual Editor Options
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,334by Supracorona2 months ago
Restores the “Visual Editor Options” section in user profiles.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Lock PHP Files
Up in the last 7 days:1,608#71,783by rokundev1 year ago
Completely disables PHP file editing through WordPress admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day