ACE Editor for WP
by daxitude · Admin & Utilities
Adds ACE Editor to the post content editor for syntax-highlighting and more
45 health vs 55 average across 1,992 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4963 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 82
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-01 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-06-27 30+ → 20+ down after 96 days in band
- 2025-03-23 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-03-20 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-18 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-16 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-14 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-03-13 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Prismatic 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Super Edit 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - D Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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