Best editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Elementor Website Builder leads with 10M+ active installs, ahead of Classic Editor (8M+) and Classic Widgets (2M+). All 618 plugins tagged “editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 editor plugins
- 1.
Elementor Website BuilderThe most installed editor plugin, with 10M+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 7,324 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
Classic Editor8M+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,251 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 3.Classic Widgets
2M+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 273 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Advanced Editor Tools1M+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 354 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Spectra Legacy1M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,872 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
User Role Editor700K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 288 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 7.
Kadence Blocks600K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 334 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 8.
Disable Gutenberg500K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 735 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 9.
Page Builder400K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 104 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.GenerateBlocks
200K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 122 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 618 plugins tagged “editor”

Elementor Website Builder
#1by Elementor6 days ago
The Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
- Installs
- 10M+
- Rating
- 4.5(7.3K)
- Downloads
- 134.3K/day

Classic Editor
#4by WordPress.org5 months ago
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
- Installs
- 8M+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.3K)
- Downloads
- 26.8K/day
Classic Widgets
#25by Tonya Mork11 months ago
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
- Installs
- 2M+
- Rating
- 4.9(273)
- Downloads
- 2.2K/day

Advanced Editor Tools
Up in the last 7 days:1#29by Andrew Ozz2 months ago
Extends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.5(354)
- Downloads
- 6.8K/day

Spectra Legacy
#63by Brainstorm Force5 days ago
Gutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.7(1.9K)
- Downloads
- 7.1K/day

User Role Editor
#90by Vladimir Garagulya4 days ago
User Role Editor WordPress plugin makes user roles and capabilities changing easy. Edit/add/delete WordPress user roles and capabilities.
- Installs
- 700K+
- Rating
- 4.5(288)
- Downloads
- 14.6K/day

Kadence Blocks
#102by Nexcess3 days ago
20+ Gutenberg Blocks with endless options, enabling top-notch efficiency for high-performance dynamic website creation.
- Installs
- 600K+
- Rating
- 4.8(334)
- Downloads
- 17.1K/day

Disable Gutenberg
Up in the last 7 days:1#116by Jeff Starr2 days ago
Disable Gutenberg Block Editor and restore the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc.).
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 5.0(735)
- Downloads
- 1.9K/day

Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:4#149by Softaculous1 month ago
The most advanced frontend drag & drop page builder. Pagelayer is a light weight but extremely powerful Website Builder.
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 3.9(104)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day
GenerateBlocks
#216by Tom26 days ago
A small collection of lightweight WordPress blocks that can accomplish nearly anything.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.9(122)
- Downloads
- 2.1K/day
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
Down in the last 7 days:1#235by Black Studio2 months ago
The visual editor widget for WordPress.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.8(191)
- Downloads
- 838/day

AddQuicktag
#390by Frank Bueltge1 month ago
This plugin makes it easy to add Quicktags to the html - and visual-editor.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(44)
- Downloads
- 547/day

Colibri Page Builder
Up in the last 7 days:3#503by Extend Themes26 days ago
Colibri Page Builder adds drag and drop page builder functionality to the ColibriWP theme.
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.4(80)
- Downloads
- 583/day
Brizy
Down in the last 7 days:1#626by themefusecom6 days ago
A page builder that is fast & easy, Brizy is a next-gen website builder that anyone can use. No designer or developer skills required.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(972)
- Downloads
- 952/day
Re-add text underline and justify
Up in the last 7 days:1#738by Brice Capobianco11 months ago
This tiny plugin re-adds the Editor text underline & text justify buttons in the WYSIWYG removed in WordPress 4.7.0
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(25)
- Downloads
- 96/day

Theme Editor
Down in the last 7 days:2#762by mndpsingh2877 months ago
Theme Editor allows you to edit theme files, create folder, upload files and remove any file and folder in themes and plugins.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.6(128)
- Downloads
- 234/day

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid
Down in the last 7 days:1#765by BoldGrid1 month ago
Post and Page Builder is a standalone plugin which adds functionality to the existing TinyMCE Editor.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(140)
- Downloads
- 89/day
Getwid
Up in the last 7 days:2#768by jetmonsters1 month ago
40+ Gutenberg Blocks, plus multiple pre-made free block templates for the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(115)
- Downloads
- 260/day
Interactive Content
Up in the last 7 days:12#815by icc0rz19 days ago
Create and add rich content to your website for free. Some examples of what you get with H5P are Interactive Video, Quizzes, Collage and Timeline.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.8(61)
- Downloads
- 514/day

Bold Page Builder
Up in the last 7 days:3#832by boldthemes5 days ago
Free Page Builder and Visual Composer - Build stunning responsive post and page layouts with easy to use drag and drop builder - no coding required.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 3.6(66)
- Downloads
- 252/day

Genesis Blocks
#840by StudioPress2 months ago
A collection of content blocks, sections, & full-page layouts for the block editor.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 3.7(24)
- Downloads
- 286/day
WP Edit
#888by Josh8 years ago
Take complete control over the WordPress content editor.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.0(159)
- Downloads
- 40/day

Snow Monkey Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,009by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
Gutenberg blocks collection made by MonkeyWrench.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 295/day

Snow Monkey Forms
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,020by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
The Snow Monkey Forms is a mail form plugin for the block editor.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 346/day

Snow Monkey Editor
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,070by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
The Snow Monkey Editor is a plugin that extends the block editor.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 252/day

Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,236by WebMat9 months ago
The plugin "Flexible Editor Panel" makes the Elementor editor panel flexible, draggable, resizable, foldable and adds many productivity features.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(74)
- Downloads
- 71/day

Useful Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:9#1,399by LOOS1 month ago
It is a plugin that collects very convenient blocks.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Central Color Palette
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,511by Tessa (they/them), AuRise Creative3 years ago
Manage a site-wide central color palette for a uniform look'n'feel! Supports the new block editor, Theme Customizer and many themes and plug …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(57)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Advanced TinyMCE Configuration
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,861by Andrew Ozz3 years ago
Set advanced TinyMCE options for the classic block and classic editor.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 40/day
BlockArt Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:14#1,906by BlockArt3 days ago
Enhance the power of your WordPress editor with the dynamic Gutenberg blocks by BlockArt Blocks. Build any layout imaginable.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(16)
- Downloads
- 141/day
Toggle wpautop
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,208by Jonathan Desrosiers5 years ago
Easily disable the default wpautop filter on a post by post basis.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Advanced Image Styles
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,219by Gregory Cornelius8 years ago
Adjust an image's margins and border with ease in the Visual editor.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.6(65)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Gutenverse Companion
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,267by Jegstudio12 days ago
Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 147/day

WP Editor Widget
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,289by feedmeastraycat6 years ago
WP Editor Widget adds a rich text widget where the content is edited using the standard WordPress visual editor.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.6(18)
- Downloads
- 22/day

TinyMCE Custom Styles
#2,529by Tim Reeves2 years ago
Enhance TinyMCE visual editor with a dedicated stylesheet, a stylesheet shared with the frontend, and custom styles in the Formats dropdown.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.9(15)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Qubely
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,572by Themeum1 year ago
Readymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.0(66)
- Downloads
- 41/day

Magazine Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:11#2,705by BlockArt10 days ago
A collection of dynamic post blocks to quickly build stunning news, magazine, and blog websites.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 127/day

TCD Classic Editor
Up in the last 7 days:8#2,841by DesignPlus1 month ago
This is a classic editor extension plug-in for TCD users. It is currently offered as a beta board.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 58/day

Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,853by Munir Kamal3 years ago
Editor Plus extends Gutenberg editor with blocks, advanced design controls, typography, icons, Shape Divider, animations and many more features.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.8(39)
- Downloads
- 26/day

WP Magazine Modules Lite
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,079by CodeVibrant1 year ago
Ultimate plugin suitable for creating you own newspaper and magazine layouts using Gutenberg and Elementor page builder. Design magazine modules with …
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.8(30)
- Downloads
- 26/day
FAQ Block For Gutenberg
Up in the last 7 days:15#3,467by Dilip Bheda4 months ago
This plugin provides a quick and easy way to add FAQ's block using Gutenberg visual editor.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Image Slider Block
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,535by WPDeveloper13 days ago
Display Multiple Images In Beautiful Slider & Reduce Page Scroll
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.4(9)
- Downloads
- 65/day
Preserve Editor Scroll Position
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,588by Dominik Schilling9 years ago
Recovers the old scroll position in your Editor after saving. Either HTML or visual editor.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Editor Full Width Gutenberg
Down in the last 7 days:15#3,683by anibalardid6 years ago
This plugin adds custom css to change the default width of the Gutenberg editor to fullsize width.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Downloads
- 13/day

Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
#3,732by Ella Van Durpe7 years ago
Additional tools for rich text fields in Gutenberg.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Thumbnail Upscale
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,744by Stanislav Khromov9 years ago
Enables upscaling of thumbnails for small media attachments
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(22)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Themify Icons
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,748by themifyme1 year ago
Nifty plugin that enables you to use the Themify Icons (https://themify.me/themify-icons) font on your site.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,805by J-Ro7 years ago
Preserves HTML and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript code blocks and HTML5 content editing
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.2(36)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Emmet
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,817by rewish11 years ago
Emmet (ex-Zen Coding) for WordPress.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Elfsight Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:8#3,837by elfsight1 year ago
Custom Gutenberg Blocks to embed the Elfsight Widgets.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day