Classic Smilies
by Samuel Wood (Otto) · Uncategorized
Replace the smilies with the original versions from previous versions of WordPress.
49 health vs 57 average across 9,501 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3845 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
93
now · peak 200
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-11 300+ → 200+ down after 541 days in band
- 2023-05-20 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Really Disable Emojis 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Keep Emoticons as Text 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C - G Gutenbye 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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TinyMCE Smiley Button 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D - A Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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