Disable Theme and Plugin Editors from WordPress Admin Panel for security reasons
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WP PlugIndex currently records Disable Theme and Plugin Editor version 1.1 as active, updated 12y ago and tested up to WordPress 3.7.
Disable Theme and Plugin Editors from WordPress Admin Panel for security reasons
By default WordPress allows users to edit the theme and plugin codes through the admin panel.
While it is a handy feature, it can be very dangerous as well. This simple plugin can end up locking you out of your site unless ofcourse you have the FTP access.
To prevent clients from screwing up the site, it is best to disable the theme and plugin editors from the WordPress admin panel.
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 3.7.
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.
WP PlugIndex tracks public WordPress.org directory metadata and records selected version, compatibility and availability changes as they are detected.
