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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Editing

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Editing

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for editing comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. PBULKiT Best overall 79/100
  2. 2. WP User Profile Restriction 79/100
  3. 3. RD Order Modifier for WooCommerce 77/100
  4. 4. OBULKiT 77/100
  5. 5. Custom Access Roles 77/100
  6. 6. Advanced Settings 3 76/100
  7. 7. WBULKiT 74/100
  8. 8. WordPress.com Editing Toolkit 68/100
  9. 9. VBULKiT 68/100
  10. 10. Aiify 68/100
  11. 11. Gutenberg 66/100
  12. 12. Proofreading 65/100
  13. 13. StylizedX 57/100
  14. 14. Prepare New Version 53/100
  15. 15. Note 50/100
1 PBULKiT
Best overall Free by ithemelandco

PBULKiT

Stop wasting hours editing products one by one. Bulk edit thousands of WooCommerce products, variations, and prices in minutes.

4.2★
from 5 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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2 WP User Profile Restriction
Free by TheInnovs

WP User Profile Restriction

Restrict user profile editing with granular role-based controls, additional wp-admin page restrictions, REST API protection, and custom redirects.

5★
from 5 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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4 OBULKiT
Free by ithemelandco

OBULKiT

Streamline order management by editing and updating multiple orders simultaneously, ensuring smooth operations.

4★
from 4 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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5 Custom Access Roles
Free by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC

Custom Access Roles

Create custom roles with editing capability for only specific pages, categories and post types.

5★
from 1 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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7 WBULKiT
Free by ithemelandco

WBULKiT

Editing Date in WordPress is very painful. Be professionals with managing data in the reliable and flexible way by Wordpress Bulk Posts Editing.

3★
from 6 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
74

WPScore

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9 VBULKiT
Free by ithemelandco

VBULKiT

Stop wasting days editing product variations one-by-one. Bulk edit thousands of WooCommerce variations in a few simple clicks.

100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
68

WPScore

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10 Aiify
Free by instareza

Aiify

Create high-quality content quickly with AI-powered copywriting, and optimize your existing content with advanced editing capabilities.

5★
from 3 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
68

WPScore

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11 Gutenberg
Free by WordPress.org

Gutenberg

The Gutenberg plugin adds editing, customization, and site building to WordPress. Use it to test beta features before their official release.

2.1★
from 3,882 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
66

WPScore

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12 Proofreading
Free by Scribit

Proofreading

Proofreading checks texts on every content of your WordPress site. You can proofread in 30 different languages and get tips to improve your writings.

4★
from 8 ratings
5k+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
65

WPScore

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13 StylizedX
Free by DeoThemes

StylizedX

StylizedX Variation Switcher lets you to switch between different style variations in Full Site Editing themes. It's an easy way to implement dar …

5★
from 1 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2024
Tested to
WP 6.4.10
57

WPScore

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15 Note
Free by Slocum Studio

Note

Note is a simple and easy to use widget for editing bits of text, live, in your WordPress front-end Customizer.

4.8★
from 6 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2018
Tested to
WP 4.9.31
50

WPScore

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