Best front-end editing plugins for WordPress
The most popular front-end editing plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. FrontEdit leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of ACF On-The-Go (10+) and EditorX (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “front-end editing” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 front-end editing plugins
- 1.
FrontEditThe most installed front-end editing plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
ACF On-The-Go10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
EditorXFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
FrontpenFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “front-end editing”
FrontEdit
Down in the last 7 days:235#4,959by Pierce1 month ago
Make content updates easier. Now supporting Custom Post Types. Clients and teams can update live pages safely with zero wp-admin training.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 34/day
ACF On-The-Go
#38,398by Nadav Cohen2 months ago
Edit Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) text and textarea values directly from the front end of your site, with changes saved instantly to the database.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
EditorX
Up in the last 7 days:9,359#49,101by Jakaria Istauk3 months ago
Edit post titles and excerpts directly from the front end of your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Frontpen
#54,512by Gopal Bogati7 days ago
Edit WordPress text and links on the front end. Find internal pages, update copy, and save changes without opening the block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day