Best inline plugins for WordPress

The most popular inline plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Inline Image Upload for BBPress leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Front-end Editor (500+) and Read More Right Here (200+). All 22 plugins tagged “inline” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 inline plugins

1.
Inline Image Upload for BBPress
The most installed inline plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 65 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
2.
Front-end Editor
500+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 23 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
3.
Read More Right Here
200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
4.
Pattern CSS
100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
5.
GUI
100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
6.
Inline Video Shortcodes
40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
7.
WP Inline Edit
30+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
8.
Classic Image Button
20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
9.
File Inliner
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
10.
Custom Resources
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.