Advanced TinyMCE Configuration
by Andrew Ozz · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Set advanced TinyMCE options for the classic block and classic editor.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “tinymce” and “wysiwyg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 216.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1300 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1300 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wysiwyg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor”, “tinymce” and “wysiwyg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 19 Jul 2024
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7.6 years ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Patrick_D19856.9y ago
If you use the TinyMCE editor instead of Gutenberg, this quite simply is a must have. It gives you all the needed tools out of the box to set up the editor as you so desire.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuhntaxservice7.4y ago
Thank you Andrew for helping us!!!! Nitin Mistry recommended you and he is wonderful too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kirr8.5y ago
Helped me to turn off doubtful wp_keep_scroll_position.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ raulmaguina9.2y ago
After updating Social Learner theme and Learndash plugin, all of a sudden this great plugin isn’t working on wordpress 4.8.1. Please help
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LogoLogics9.9y ago
I needed to set some custom font hight, and this plugin makes this possible. Great support of plugin author!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Neotropic202310.1y ago
As an avid TinyMCE user and plugin developer, I found very this useful. It actually is very basic stuff and nice to be able to extend some features, or disable some! Note: Maybe fix the URL’s in the admin? People who do not use this would get lost, easily. Change: http://www.tinymce.com/wiki.php/Configuration:block_formats to https://www.tinymce.com/docs/configure/content-formatting/#block_formats Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peg10.2y ago
and the only one which I could use to restrict options for front end submission of posts. Great work. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bodhi11.2y ago
What can I say? This is the TinyMCE powered editor of choice for over 6000 of us developers. Kudos to Mr. Ozz… <3 <3 <3 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6 Updated links to the TinyMCE documentation. Some cleanup and fixes. 1.6
- — Version 1.5 Refreshed the styling and the UI, updated images. Removed warning about updating from TinyMCE 3.x to 4.x. 1.5
- — Version 1.4 Minor fixes. Remove deprecated functions warning. Update links to the TinyMCE documentation. 1.4
- — Version 1.3 Added “How-to”, example screenshots, and updated the help. 1.3
- — Version 1.2 Added warning to check and update the TinyMCE settings after updating to WordPress 3.9/TinyMCE 4.0. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 Minor cleanup, updated the help links, refreshed some of the JS and CSS on the settings screen. 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Set advanced TinyMCE options for the classic block and classic editor."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 259 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "wysiwyg" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-04-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 428 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 211 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 7K+ → 8K+ up after 464 days in tier
- 2016-03-28 6K+ → 7K+ up
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).
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Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Super Edit 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D -
Term Description: Rich Text Editor (Powered by TinyMCE) for WooCommerce 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - T TinyMCE Advanced Language Pack 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- W WP TinyMCE Tables 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Contact Form 7 – email body TinyMCE editor 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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