AddFunc WYSIWYG Helper
by AddFunc · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Highlights prominent HTML elements in the WYSIWYG editor, to help Editors see what they're editing. Sort of a WYSIWYM (the M is for mean).
45 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.27, 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 2820 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
65
now · peak 2.2K
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.7y ago
latest release · v5.0
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,388 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2015-10-01Both reviewers rate it 5 stars, calling it a good fit if you need this function, with the developer noting he built it for his own visual-mode workflow.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Li-An10.9y ago
A good plugin if you are searching for such a function.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe Rhoney11.6y ago
That’s why I built it. I need it. I like to work in visual mode, to speed up production. And using this plugin, I’ve learned so much more about how TinyMCE behaves than I was ever able to before, because I can see what’s happening. Hope it’s not too uncouth for me to post a review on my own plugin, but I wanted to share that I actually do use it and I built it for my own use as well as others, not just to get popular. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-27 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 100+ → 200+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-03-04 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- A Average WYSIWYG Helper 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - V Visual Term Description Editor 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
- A Advanced TinyMCE Configuration 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Clear Floats Button 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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