Client-proof Visual Editor
by Hugo Baeta · Uncategorized
Simple, option-less, plugin to make TinyMCE - the WordPress Visual Editor - easier for clients and n00bs.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “tinymce” and “visual editor” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 12.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2425 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2425 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visual editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “tinymce” and “visual editor” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 171 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
6.6y ago
latest release · v1.7.1 · 11 Mar 2020
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 24 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Christian Lescuyer9.4y ago
Prevents your clients from shooting themselves in the foot (and blaming you)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ryan Hellyer10.3y ago
This is one of my new favourite plugins. Gone are the days of idiots sticking hideous colour schemes and weird unwanted code into pages via the visual editor 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christina10.6y ago
Thank you for this great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikodemsky11.1y ago
Really nice, simple and effective! Often i need to tell clients not to touch some of the things, but this is really make it easier. Good job on this one and I hope, that you gonna update this for every new version of WP :>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WayneM111.5y ago
Thanks for this very helpful plugin. It really helps to simplify the editor for users who have no need to see all the options.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Neil12.2y ago
Works like a treat. Would be great if you could edit Heading tags via an admin panel
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple, option-less, plugin to make TinyMCE - the WordPress Visual Editor - easier for clients and n00bs."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 613 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 80+ → 70+ down after 227 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-02 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 90+ → 80+ down after 88 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 100+ → 90+ down after 1155 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 200+ → 100+ down after 1219 days in tier
- 2019-06-03 300+ → 200+ down after 458 days in tier
- 2018-03-02 500+ → 300+ down after 814 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).
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TinyMCE Templates 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
f(x) Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - T TinyMCE VisualBlocks 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- V Visual Editor Font Size 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Manage TinyMCE Editor 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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