by Josh 4 (159 reviews)

WP Edit

Name: WP Edit
Rating: 4.0 (159 reviews)
Author: Josh

Take complete control over the WordPress content editor.

WP Edit ranks #888 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #44 of 1,182 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4/5 rating from 159 reviews, and was last updated Oct 16, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.9.35 (Current: 7.1.4)

v4.0.4 Current Version v4.0.4

Updated 8 years ago Last Update on 16 Oct, 2018

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#44 of 1,182 in Editor & Writing Top 1% by installs Downloads -41% this week No update in over a year

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#888

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Active Installs

40K+

-7.6%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

1.6M

+6 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

80%

Review 4 out of 5

4 (159 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 29.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0

159 reviews

Overall 80%

107 (67%)

10 (6%)

5 (3%)

11 (7%)

26 (16%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Jun 27, 2025 UNPATCHED

WP Edit [wp-edit] <= 4.0.4 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-53253 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.0.4
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2018
Requires WP: 3.9+
Tested Up To: 4.9.35
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Josh

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews: 159
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

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WordPress site owners and content creators who want more control over the default WordPress editor. It solves the lack of advanced formatting, media insertion, and toolbar customization options in the standard editor by adding extra buttons, tools, and layout features.