by benjaminprojas 4.5 (95 reviews)

WP Editor

Name: WP Editor
Rating: 4.5 (95 reviews)
Author: benjaminprojas

WP Editor is a plugin for WordPress that replaces the default plugin and theme editors as well as the page/post editor.

WP Editor ranks #1,129 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #185 of 8,549 in the Customization category, a 4.5/5 rating from 95 reviews, and was last updated Mar 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.2.9.3 Current Version v1.2.9.3

Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 12 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#185 of 8,549 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -18.8% this week

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Rank

#1,129

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Active Installs

20K+

-30.9%

KW Avg Position

8.8

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Downloads

1.1M

+81 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (95 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 90.2%

20K+ 30K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

14 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 30, 2026

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.9.3

CVE-2026-3772 · Fixed in v1.2.9.3
Apr 16, 2025

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.9.2

CVE-2025-3294 · Fixed in v1.2.9.2
Apr 16, 2025

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.9.2

CVE-2025-3295 · Fixed in v1.2.9.2
Sep 12, 2024

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.9.1

CVE-2022-2446 · Fixed in v1.2.9.1
Mar 26, 2024

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.9

CVE-2024-24700 · Fixed in v1.2.9
Feb 12, 2024

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.8

CVE-2024-25591 · Fixed in v1.2.8
Feb 2, 2021

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.7

Fixed in v1.2.7
Feb 1, 2021

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.7

CVE-2021-24151 · Fixed in v1.2.7
Aug 14, 2019

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.6

CVE-2016-10886 · Fixed in v1.2.6
May 12, 2017

WP Editor [wp-editor] < 1.2.6

Fixed in v1.2.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.9.3
Last Updated: Mar 12, 2026
Requires WP: 3.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9.7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: benjaminprojas

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 95
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Editor is for WordPress administrators and developers who edit plugin, theme, and page/post files directly within the WordPress admin. It replaces the default WordPress file editors with a CodeMirror- and AJAX-based interface to make code editing faster and more feature-rich.

CodeMirror integration
Active line highlighting
Line numbers and wrapping
Eight editor themes
Fullscreen editing mode
Text search in editor
FancyBox image viewing
AJAX file browser

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Editor

Yes! This feature was added in version 1.1 of WP Editor. If it's not enabled by default, visit the settings page, click on the "Post Editor" section and enable it there.

Yes! Just use the key combination, CTRL + F or CMD + F and it will open up a search dialog box that will allow you to type in a search string.

Yes! Just hit the Esc key or click on the fullscreen button on the post editor and it will take the editor to the full size of the browser.

Yes! Just visit the settings page and you can disable the active line highlighting there.

If there is a filetype that is not supported by WP Editor, just visit the WP Editor support page and fill out the support form. We will do our best to include it by the next release.

WP Editor uses a custom method for creating quicktags to get them to work with the update. If you use a specific quicktag that is not supported, fill out our support form and we will try to implement it as soon as possible.

Yes! Well, we like to think so. If there is a feature that another plugin has that you think WP Editor should include, let us know. We will do our best to add it in to the plugin!

Yes! While we don't have a need for further developers at this time, any financial contributions are welcome! Just visit the WP Editor website and click on the donate link, and thank you!