How To Enable The WordPress Theme And Plugin Editor?

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Some web hosting disable the WordPress theme and plugin editor for security reasons. If you want to activate that functionality, you need to make some minor changes to your wp-config.php file:

  1. Log in to your webspace via SFTP and go to your WordPress website
  2. Open the folder where your WordPress installation resides
  3. Open the file wp-config.php on your computer with a text editor
  4. Search for this entry:
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
  1. Change ‘true’ to ‘false’:
define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', false);
  1. Save the file and upload it again
  2. The Theme Editor is now available under Appearance > Theme Editor. And the Plugin Editor under Plugins > Plugin Editor.
Updated on January 21, 2022

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