Best wp editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular wp editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. f(x) Editor leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of tinyWYM Editor (1K+) and Frontier Buttons (40+). All 4 plugins tagged “wp editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 wp editor plugins
- 1.
f(x) EditorThe most installed wp editor plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 2.
tinyWYM Editor1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Frontier Buttons40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 4 plugins tagged “wp editor”

f(x) Editor
Down in the last 7 days:34#6,190by David Chandra Purnama10 years ago
Power-up Your WordPress Visual Editor with Boxes, Buttons, Columns, and more...
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

tinyWYM Editor
Down in the last 7 days:20#6,886by arickards8 years ago
Convert WordPress's WYSIWYG editor into a WYSIWYM editor. Add and edit any HTML tag and attribute from the visual editor.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Frontier Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:75#21,690by finnj6 years ago
Full control of your WP editor toolbars. Adds Table, Search/Replace, Preview & Code sample tinymce plugins. Enable visual editor for comments.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day