by Bryan Petty 4.7 (17 reviews)

Better File Editor

Name: Better File Editor
Rating: 4.7 (17 reviews)
Author: Bryan Petty

Adds line numbers, syntax highlighting, code folding, and lots more to the theme and plugin editors in the admin panel.

Better File Editor ranks #10,368 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #258 of 1,145 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.7/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated Oct 18, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.3 (Current: 7.1.1)

v2.3.1 Current Version v2.3.1

Updated 10 years ago Last Update on 18 Oct, 2015

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#258 of 1,145 in Editor & Writing Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Rank

#10,368

+35 this week

Active Installs

300+

-6.3%

KW Avg Position

N/A

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Downloads

41.3K

+3 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress 70%

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398

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Growth Needed

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

17 reviews

Overall 94%

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.3.1
Last Updated: Oct 18, 2015
Requires WP: 3.9+
Tested Up To: 4.3
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Bryan Petty

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 17
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

code editor syntax theme

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and developers who edit theme and plugin files directly in the admin panel. It replaces the default plain-text theme and plugin editor with a full-featured code editor that adds line numbers, syntax highlighting, and code folding.