Best post editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular post editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Editor leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Post Editor Buttons Fork (700+) and HTML Post Editor (100+). All 12 plugins tagged “post editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 post editor plugins
- 1.
WP EditorThe most installed post editor plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 95 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Post Editor Buttons Fork700+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 3.
HTML Post Editor100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 4.
Post Editor Buttons70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.
PostEase40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
TW Post Modifier Tracker20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Post Editor Zen Coding10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
Link Vault10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 9.
Spreadsheet of Posts10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 10.
EditorXFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “post editor”
WP Editor
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,139by benjaminprojas8 months ago
WP Editor is a plugin for WordPress that replaces the default plugin and theme editors as well as the page/post editor.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.5(95)
- Downloads
- 87/day
Post Editor Buttons Fork
Down in the last 7 days:11#7,714by Kailey (trepmal)10 years ago
This plugin allows you add your own buttons to the post editor's TEXT mode toolbar.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 6/day
HTML Post Editor
Up in the last 7 days:140#13,042by mortalis11 years ago
Adds HTML tab to the post editor which shows the raw source of the page and is highlighted with the Ace Editor
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Editor Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:237#18,284by Oren Yomtov15 years ago
This plugin allows you add your own buttons to the post editor's toolbar.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PostEase
Up in the last 7 days:369#21,875by Labib Ahmed1 year ago
Edit WordPress posts and pages directly from the frontend using a clean modal editor. Simple, fast, and secure frontend post editing for all roles.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TW Post Modifier Tracker
Down in the last 7 days:380#27,321by Technology Wisdom1 month ago
Adds a Last Modified column in WordPress admin showing the date, time, and user of the last update for posts, pages, products and custom types.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Editor Zen Coding
#29,615by Bainternet13 years ago
This plugin add a syntax highlighted editor to WordPress Post new/edit screen with Emmet (zen coding) engine.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Link Vault
Up in the last 7 days:3,769#36,472by derickschaefer15 years ago
Link Vault is a WordPress plugin that adds a widget to your post editor allowing you to easily drag and drop commonly used hyperlinks.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Spreadsheet of Posts
#37,376by pranavnegandhi12 years ago
Spreadsheet of Posts is a WordPress plugin that aggregates all posts into a spreadsheet interface.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EditorX
#55,613by Jakaria Istauk3 months ago
Edit post titles and excerpts directly from the front end of your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PressPilot Frontend Editor for Avada
Down in the last 7 days:9,636#65,353by CardeeTech.1 month ago
Let authenticated users create and edit posts from the frontend — no wp-admin needed. Built for Avada, works with any theme.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Re{code} Front HTML Editor
Up in the last 7 days:828#68,534by re{code}commerce7 months ago
Frontend HTML editor for WordPress — edit post_content directly on the page and preview changes instantly without a page reload.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day