HTML Mode Locker

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1. ★★★★★ Angelsrock

   7.6y ago

   Works great and keeps the code in place!

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2. ★★★★★ tomhart

   9.3y ago

   Installed on current site and it didn’t work. Was trying to keep wordpress from rewriting [text_block text=”<p style="text-align: center;">Cables are an to the bad [text_block text=”<p style=”text-align: center;”>Cables are an

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3. ★★★★★ Ricardo

   11.4y ago

   I am running 4.1.1 and the option to lock HTML mode doesn’t appear on pages nor posts. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or if it’s not compatible with my WordPress install.

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4. ★★★★★ Kyle204

   11.8y ago

   This Plugin id light weight and simple, does exactly what it should. The issue I’ve come across is that it not only remove the “Visual” or “Text” tabs on the top right of the editor panel, it ALSO removes any other tab that might have been there. For example language selectors while using qTranslate plugin. Any rectification for this?

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5. ★★★★★ Li-An

   11.8y ago

   The plugin works great under WP 4.0

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6. ★★★★★ matt.vaden

   13.2y ago

   Simple Plugin…Simply Works! When I write a post or page on a site that I setting up for the first time, I like to do all my writing in HTML or text mode. However a lot of time my wife will come behind me on one of our sites and add new posts or keep things “updated for us, and she only wants to use “visual” mode. Well, that’s where this plugin saves my butt and it keeps my wife from messing up posts & pages that I write! Thanks for a plugin that just works!

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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. 2025-11-08 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2025-11-05 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-11-03 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-10-31 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-10-29 300+ → 200+ down after 76 days in tier
6. 2025-08-14 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-08-13 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-08-11 200+ → 300+ up after 2 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).

• P Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• P Preserved HTML Editor Markup 600+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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HTML Mode Locker: 200+ active installs, 4.2★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/html-mode-locker