Best restrict editing plugins for WordPress
The most popular restrict editing plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Dreamfoxmedia Client Edit Mode leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of Content management control (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “restrict editing” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 restrict editing plugins
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Dreamfoxmedia Client Edit ModeThe most installed restrict editing plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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Content management controlFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “restrict editing”
Dreamfoxmedia Client Edit Mode
#54,733by dreamfoxmedia23 days ago
Give clients a safe, limited editing role: text, images and links only — layout and styling stay locked, enforced server-side.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content management control
Down in the last 7 days:23,386#73,422by slayerh8 years ago
Allows administrator to restrict post editing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day