Emoji Settings
by Sybre Waaijer · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 204.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Emoji Settings adds an option to your Writing Settings page to toggle emoji conversion to images.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “script” and “emojis” for “smilies” and “remove emoji”. “script” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smilies” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “emojis” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “remove emoji” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 32.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 544 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 544 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| twemoji your tag | #6 | #2 | 0 |
| emoji your tag | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| smilies | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| emoticon your tag | #10 | #9 | up 1 |
| settings | #13 | #14 | down 2 |
| remove emoji | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| emojis your tag | #15 | #14 | down 3 |
| disable emojis | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| ascii | #13 | #8 | down 1 |
| wp emoji | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| script your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “script” and “emojis” for “smilies” and “remove emoji”. “script” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smilies” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “emojis” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “remove emoji” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “emojis”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 5 May 2025
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 years ago; the previous band took 3.9 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ RealMag7772.0y ago
Works fine, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 187214933.0y ago
Simple, straightforward, and does it job well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cekay4.2y ago
I tried another plugin that has more than 70k installation, but it didn’t work for some reason it was converting the emoji to svg, but this plugin solved my problem smoothly, thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abalone5.5y ago
Finally a plugin that really works with 5.7.2 😀 Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mattce7.8y ago
i had problems, that some smileys were shown as broken characters, after i’ve deactivated emoticons in general via functions.php. this plugin fixes the issue, all smileys are now shown as they should, as plain text. perfect 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ supernaut5109.7y ago
In IE11, my page stopped loading at the WP emoji settings script. Installing this plugin and disabling emojis solved my problem. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Danice9.8y ago
This is the perfect replacement to the “Disable Emojis” plugin that stopped disabling the emojis altogether… thank you!!! 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ certainlyakey9.8y ago
Allows to clean up the HTML of my themes. Two + for an option to turn it back on and seamless integration.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.0 Rewritten for improved performance. Now requires PHP 7.2 or later. Now requires WP 5.5 or later because it adds tests against PHP support. All function and class names have changed due to added namespacing, hence the maj 2.0.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Now properly removes the detection script and styles from all admin screens. Now requires PHP 5.6 or later. Tested up to WP 6.0. 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.1 Tested up to WP 4.9. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.0.10 Fixed: When the_emoji_options filter was incorrectly used, a PHP notice would be cast on every page load. Fixed: Updated license links in readme and included license file. Fixed: Readme typos. 1.0.10
- — Version 1.0.9 Improved: Overall sanitation (WordPress.com VIP standards). Changed: The class loader function caches the filter within as well. Updated: POT file. Removed: Dutch translation files; these are now provided through WordPre 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.8 Improved: (performance) Saving Writing Settings no longer casts the Emoji Setting to an 1 or 0 string when it’s already an 1 or 0 string. Improved: (performance) Removed boolean type casting on a boolean if statement. Ot 1.0.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 15 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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 "Emoji Settings adds an option to your Writing Settings page to toggle emoji conversion to images."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,174 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "emoticon" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-11-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1406 days in tier
- 2016-12-31 500+ → 1K+ up after 253 days in tier
- 2016-04-22 300+ → 500+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2016-01-04 200+ → 300+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2015-11-01 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2015-10-16 90+ → 100+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2015-09-19 20+ → 90+ 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).
- D Disable WP Emojis 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Emoji Toolbar 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
wp-Monalisa 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
TinyMCE Smiley Button 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Local Twemoji 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
PoKeMoJiS — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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