Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets vs TinyMCE Smiley Button

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets

by CodeAndReload

Health D41

TinyMCE Smiley Button

by Cople

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets TinyMCE Smiley Button

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets	TinyMCE Smiley Button
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-14% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	D · 45 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	0	1 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	39/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.8y ago	6.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	50	92 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets TinyMCE Smiley Button

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.