Best disable post edit plugins for WordPress
The most popular disable post edit plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Edit Lock leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Disable Visual Editor (20+). All 2 plugins tagged “disable post edit” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 disable post edit plugins
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Edit LockThe most installed disable post edit plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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Disable Visual Editor20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
All 2 plugins tagged “disable post edit”
Edit Lock
Down in the last 7 days:56#8,720by doublejar4 years ago
Disable page editing on selected pages, to protect the pages from accidental or unwanted changes that might break your site.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 9/day
Disable Visual Editor
Down in the last 7 days:131#26,994by dkchauhan13 years ago
Here is a short description of the plugin.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day