Best edit posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular edit posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Zen leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Remove Author Column (10+) and Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “edit posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 5 edit posts plugins
- 1.
ZenThe most installed edit posts plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 2.
Remove Author Column10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 3.
Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 4.
Show Pending Comments Count10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
Posts Screen Excerpt10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
All 5 plugins tagged “edit posts”
Zen
#29,077by Mohammad Jangda16 years ago
A distraction-free environment for blogging; inspired by Habari, OmmWriter, WriteRoom, and countless wasted hours of staring at blank screens.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Remove Author Column
Up in the last 7 days:485#30,227by fr33think3r16 years ago
Removes the author column on edit posts page coz it doesn't make sense on a single author blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posts Edit SubPanel Date Format
Up in the last 7 days:2,729#40,847by khurramfraz16 years ago
Posts/Pages Edit SubPanel Date Format synchronize the wordpress date format with date format in date column of posts edit subpanel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Show Pending Comments Count
#41,508by Kónståntîn český คำถาม 問題和答案 Поделитьс11 years ago
Display the pending comments count next to the approved comments count in the admin listing of posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Posts Screen Excerpt
Up in the last 7 days:157#45,218by Konstantin Kovshenin15 years ago
Adds an Excerpt column to the edit posts table. Useful when posting a lot of posts without titles, this will give you an overview of what the post is …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day