Client-proof Visual Editor
by Hugo Baeta · Uncategorized
Simple, option-less, plugin to make TinyMCE - the WordPress Visual Editor - easier for clients and n00bs.
47 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
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 5.4.21.
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 2364 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
86
now · peak 171
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
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v1.7
4
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-24 · 1,394 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 reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Christian Lescuyer9.3y ago
Prevents your clients from shooting themselves in the foot (and blaming you)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ryan Hellyer10.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Christina10.5y ago
Thank you for this great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nikodemsky11.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ WayneM111.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Neil12.0y 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
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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f(x) Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - T TinyMCE VisualBlocks 900+ 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 - C Compact MCE 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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