Best theme editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular theme editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SiteOrigin CSS leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Theme Editor (50K+) and WP Editor (20K+). All 6 plugins tagged “theme editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 theme editor plugins
- 1.
SiteOrigin CSSThe most installed theme editor plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 153 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 2.
Theme Editor50K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 128 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
WP Editor20K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 95 reviews, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Enable Theme and Plugin Editor (WPMU)10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
- 5.
TechnologyWisdom File Editor Access Lock10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Theme and Plugin file Search10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “theme editor”
SiteOrigin CSS
Down in the last 7 days:1#314by Greg - SiteOrigin1 day ago
Powerful, simple CSS editing for WordPress. Visual controls & real-time previews for effortless site customization.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(153)
- Downloads
- 922/day
Theme Editor
Down in the last 7 days:2#762by mndpsingh2877 months ago
Theme Editor allows you to edit theme files, create folder, upload files and remove any file and folder in themes and plugins.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.6(128)
- Downloads
- 256/day
WP Editor
Down in the last 7 days:4#1,137by 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
- 91/day
Enable Theme and Plugin Editor (WPMU)
#36,079by Sergey Biryukov16 years ago
Allows to enable theme and plugin editor for site administrator in WordPress MU.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TechnologyWisdom File Editor Access Lock
Up in the last 7 days:7,176#36,996by Technology Wisdom1 month ago
Locks the built-in WordPress dashboard theme and plugin editors for improved security.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme and Plugin file Search
Up in the last 7 days:1,444#39,989by surror2 months ago
Add a search field to the theme and plugin file editor screens in wp-admin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day