Slash Edit saves you time by adding a simple admin shortcut to WordPress that lets you edit posts and pages quickly by adding /edit to almost any URL.

Instead of navigating through wp-admin or relying on the admin bar, just append /edit and go straight to the edit screen.

https://yoursite.com/about/edit

This makes it easy to:

• Edit posts quickly
• Edit pages quickly
• Use a reliable quick edit shortcut
• Access a clean admin shortcut to edit content
• Securely share admin edit links with clients

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LKFK5-FokE

How do I use the plugin?

Navigate to any post, page, or archive and add /edit to the end of the URL.

Example (editing a page):

https://example.com/about/edit

Example (editing the homepage):

https://example.com/edit

Example (editing a user):

https://example.com/author/myuser/edit

Do I need pretty permalinks enabled?

Yes. Slash Edit requires pretty permalinks to work. Please flush permalinks if any /edit URLs 404 when they shouldn't.

Who can access edit links?

Only users with Editor permissions or higher by default. For security, final edit URLs aren't revealed until a permissions check through wp-admin.

The way it works is:

1. The /edit rule is captured and parsed.
2. One-time token is generated, saved as a transient.
3. Token is passed via the WordPress admin, which checks the token and user's permissions.
4. If a user has the right permissions, the user is redirected to the appropriate admin area.

Developers can override this using the provided filters.

What happens if I am not logged in?

You will be redirected to the login screen and then back to the correct edit page.

Does this work with custom post types and taxonomies?

Yes. Slash Edit supports custom post types, taxonomies, and most archives.

What happens on archive pages?

Most CPT archives should redirect you to the post type's list view in the admin.

All term and author archives work.

Blog archives redirect to Settings > Reading.

Special archives like WooCommerce allow for /product/edit or /shop/edit.

Can I change `/edit` to something else?

Yes. You can use the provided filter slash_edit_endpoint and then flush permalinks.

Example: Creating a Custom Endpoint

Changes /edit to /editar. Make sure to flush permalinks after any endpoint changes.

<?php
add_filter( 'slash_edit_endpoint', function( $endpoint ) ) {
    return 'editar';
}

Are there any settings?

No. The plugin works out of the box with no configuration required.

Does this plugin work with WordPress Multisite?

Yes, this plugin works wonderfully with Multisite.

What happens if a /edit URL 404's?

Try flushing permalinks and/or setting pretty permalinks if they are not already enabled.

1.3.2

• Updated 2026-04-16
• New: Added /site/edit and /sites/edit for Multisite installs for accessing the sites screen easily.
• Fix: Nested and custom taxonomies with terms weren't editable.
• Fix: Nested post types (post types within post types) weren't editable.

1.3.0

• Updated 2026-04-08
• New: Added /authors/edit, /users/edit, and /author/edit for accessing the users' screen in the admin.
• New: Added /theme/edit for accessing the Full Site Editor for block themes, otherwise the customizer.
• New: Added singular slugs to post type archive editing, so a post type with archive shops and singular product will both have /edit endpoints and go to the same product list view.
• New: Added more examples to the readme.

1.2.0

• Updated 2025-12-06
• Security fix: Adding /edit can expose IDs that are otherwise private. Update for a better login workflow. As a security precaution, only those with Editor privileges and above can quickly edit items.
• New feature: Allow terms and child terms to be editable.
• New feature: Adding /edit to a blog archive redirects to Settings->Reading.
• New feature: Editing a post type archive will redirect to post list screen for the archive.
• Misc: Code cleanup throughout, updating to WPCS and passing Plugin Check.

1.1.1

• Updated 2015-08-20 - Ensuring WordPress 4.3 compatibility
• Updated 2015-04-19 - Ensuring WordPress 4.2 compatibility
• Updated 2014-12-11 - Ensuring WordPress 4.1 compatibility
• Released 2014-11-13
• Fixing endpoint when page is created with same slug as the endpoint

1.1.0

• Released 2014-11-13
• Added "/edit" to the front of the site (e.g., www.domain.com/edit) if you have a page set as your front page.
• Added a slash_edit_url filter to determine where to redirect a user when "/edit" is present (props Bjørn J.)

1.0.0

• Released 2014-10-19
• Initial Release

1. Just unzip and upload the "slash-edit" folder to your '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Slash Edit when editing a post on the front-end.