Full UTF-8

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

1. ★★★★★ merzakabderrahim

   10.8y ago

   like a charm

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ singhalavi

   11.2y ago

   nice plugin, was of great use, i could use emoji after this.

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ lingo123

   11.5y ago

   I took the risk to install this even though it said “untested with your version of WordPress,” and I am SO glad I did! Works perfectly and saved me hours and hours of work trying to deal with MySQL. THANK YOU!!!

   Read on wp.org ↗
4. ★★★★★ Benjamin Uzelac

   11.7y ago

   WP was truncating text that was being copied from another source because of some unicode characters. I cannot believe that this bug as plagued WordPress for so many years. This plugin is a lifesaver.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ ArcherTC

   12.4y ago

   This was the solution for the “Das Plugin hat keinen validen Header” error I encountered with activating a plugin. Thanks!

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ greggman

   13.5y ago

   Thank you for this. It seems like this should be made the default on WP given that Japanese input systems all enter 4 byte characters now. See http://blog.greggman.com/blog/emoji/

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-29 400+ → 300+ down after 364 days in tier
2. 2025-05-30 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-05-27 400+ → 500+ up after 15 days in tier
4. 2025-05-12 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-05-11 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-05-10 500+ → 400+ down after 385 days in tier
7. 2024-04-20 600+ → 500+ down after 260 days in tier
8. 2023-08-04 700+ → 600+ down after 250 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).

• C Content Cleaner 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• H HW Feed Cleaner 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• C Clean Filenames 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
• Custom Currency Sign 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
• I ionCube Tester Plus 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• C Convert WP Database to UTF-8 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Full UTF-8 into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

Full UTF-8: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/full-utf-8