Title: Disable Theme and Plugin Editor Author: Farzad Sotoode Published: February 3, 2014 Last modified: February 3, 2014 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =850810) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor_d9b38b. svg) # Disable Theme and Plugin Editor By [Farzad Sotoode](https://profiles.wordpress.org/master-farzad/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/) ## Description 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. ## Installation Take the easy route and install through the WordPress plugin adder OR : 1. Download the .zip file and upload the unzipped folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ No question yet. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Theme and Plugin Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Farzad Sotoode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/master-farzad/) [Translate “Disable Theme and Plugin Editor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Hello world… ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **12 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.7.41** * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Farzad Sotoode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/master-farzad/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-theme-and-plugin-editor/)