Best edit-in-place plugins for WordPress
The most popular edit-in-place plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Front-end Editor leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of DirectEdit (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “edit-in-place” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 edit-in-place plugins
- 1.
Front-end EditorThe most installed edit-in-place plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 23 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 2.
DirectEdit10+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
All 2 plugins tagged “edit-in-place”
Front-end Editor
Down in the last 7 days:11#9,112by scribu13 years ago
Edit content inline, without going to the admin area.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(23)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DirectEdit
Up in the last 7 days:3,230#38,375by Carlo Roosen12 years ago
Edit your website directly in the frontend.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day