Empty P Tag
by Husain Ahmed · Search
Also makes 7 other plugins · 2.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Remove empty paragraph and break tags, and optionally disable WordPress automatic formatting (wpautop).
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “excerpt” and “filter” 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.
85 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.9%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 8.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empty | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wpautop your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| empty paragraph | #1 | #4 | — |
| p tags | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| remove p | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| empty post | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| remove paragraph | #16 | #24 | up 1 |
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| excerpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formatting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor”, “excerpt” and “filter” 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.
- Already on top for “empty” and “empty paragraph”. #1 and #1 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 809 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 43 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ garrongray6.2y ago
Works perfectly on 5.5.1. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexcz6.4y ago
I tried this as a last resort to try to improve the formatting of my commenting system, wpDiscuz (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/), which by the way is great! Unfortunately in my case (because I need to select only one or two words sometimes) it kept adding <p> tags to the text, which added line breaks and unwanted spacing. This plugin solved that problem!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ meenakshi19957.7y ago
I use the plugin its help me for removing empty tag
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kundanfortest8.5y ago
Good plugin for remove empty space in editor. This topic was modified 8 years, 2 months ago by kundanfortest.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexmartelli979.0y ago
Best for remove blank tags This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by alexmartelli97.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nidhibarve9.1y ago
I love this plugin. It really work fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Husain Ahmed9.1y ago
This plugin is very easy to install and use, there are no extra setting to do. This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by Husain Ahmed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remove empty paragraph and break tags, and optionally disable WordPress automatic formatting (wpautop)."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,874 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "filter" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-18 800+ → 700+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-14 800+ → 700+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2026-01-17 700+ → 800+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 600+ → 700+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-23 700+ → 600+ down after 408 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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Remove Wpautop 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags D -
Toggle wpautop 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Remove Blank P Tag 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C - A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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