Best live editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular live editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Live Editor leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Hakan Live Content Editor (fewer than 10) and Zadex Page Builder (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “live editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 live editor plugins
- 1.
Live EditorThe most installed live editor plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 2.
Hakan Live Content EditorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.Zadex Page Builder
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
Hexweb Live Theme EditorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 hours ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “live editor”

Live Editor
Up in the last 7 days:597#27,090by lolitaframework9 years ago
Plugin for adding live editting functionality to the wordpress site.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hakan Live Content Editor
Up in the last 7 days:6,700#54,257by hakansalih2 months ago
Safely edit your WordPress pages and content modules live on the front-end without breaking your site's CSS design or layout.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zadex Page Builder
Down in the last 7 days:10,601#66,954by zadian18 days ago
Drag and drop page builder with a live visual editor: build pages, headers, footers, popups, forms and WooCommerce stores without code.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hexweb Live Theme Editor
#71,051by Svetoslav Kodzhamanovtoday
Front-end editor for custom WordPress themes: edit text, images, colours and fonts right on the page. No page builder, theme files untouched.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day