Disable WP Emoji Icons
by gr8nilay · Performance
This plugin disable WordPress emoji icons ( from Post, Page, Comments and Email content ) and removes the extra code and style which is added by defau …
51 health vs 67 average across 638 Performance plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 888 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
58
now · peak 168
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-03-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-03-27 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-03-24 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-22 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-03-19 200+ → 100+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- D Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) 60K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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Remove WP Emojis — Correctly 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Disable Comments 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Disable Search 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Disable Everything 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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