Plugin Review: Front-end Editor

As I mentioned in my previous post Twitter Meets WordPress (where I reviewed the Twitter LiveBlog plugin) the thing I like most about WordPress is its open-source nature. It is because of this that some very talented plugin creators are able to extend some amazing functionality to the already outstanding piece of software that WordPress is.

In this post I'll share with you a brand spanking new plugin that pushes the envelope even further. Front-end Editor is a plugin that, you guessed it, allows you to edit your posts or pages right from the front end. I don't know about you but there have been several times in the past where I composed a new post, proofread it a few times then hit that publish button only to discover I somehow missed a typo upon reading the finished product. This meant returning to the back-end to load up the post again to edit it. With this plugin running all you need to do is double click somewhere within the post body and an edit box appears. This is accomplished through the use of some javascript magic. Here are a couple of screenshots to show you what I am talking about.

After publishing and reading my post I just noticed a typo! (click to enlarge)

Not to worry, I just double click within the post and voila! (click to enlarge)

You can also edit post titles from the front-end. While the plugin works fine as is the author plans to increase its functionality in a future release by including a WYSIWYG editor and the ability to edit tags and/or categories. This plugin is sure to be a hit as it makes editing posts and/or pages so much easier. You can grab your copy of Front-end Editor version 0.5 here.