Just TinyMCE Custom Styles
by Alex Prokopenko / JustCoded · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds dropdown options for custom css classes and attributes for tags in WordPress TinyMCE Editor.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom styles”, “editor” and “link class” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 20.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2269 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2269 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link class your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom styles”, “editor” and “link class” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 258 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 6 Mar 2017
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AMIB7.3y ago
Easy to use plugin and created for WP developers
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vstrelianyi8.2y ago
When activating the plugin I’m receiving the following error: Fatal error: Class ‘jtmce\core\Singleton’ not found in \wp-content\plugins\just-tinymce-styles\just-tiny-mce-styles.php on line 20
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ btsybulnyk8.6y ago
I had a lot of problems with adding custom styles to post content. This plugin solved all of my problems. Thanks, Alex!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asha239.6y ago
This works well, however a lot of knowledge is assumed. I think the documentation could be a lot clearer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DerHerrMeier9.9y ago
Installed and just works well so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GregW10.1y ago
Where has this been for so long 🙂 This really is a great little plugin (for TinyMCE advanced) that lets developers add specific class elements that any WYSIWYG user can use without needing to go into the code to add a class element to a required tag. With options to have a class title that makes sense to anyone, plus the ability to add the class to a tag selector or name to a specific tag just makes it so easy to use in the WYSIWYG editor. The ability to add additional styles is a bonus, however I tend to leave those blank (my personal choice) and simply have the sites theme editor css file contain the styles predefined. Some may say why not just use the editor css file for classes under the formats menu? While that does work this plugin allows you to have full control of all editor classes you want to use within the editor that are easier to use and to match your front end styles. You may need to experiment a little to get the correct class added to your required tag, but once it is all done the WYSIWYG TinyMCE Editor is so much more useful. The main benefit of this is that you can be sure you are adding the required class (and styles) to the tags YOU want. Big thanks to the developer, please keep this plugin alive …
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.5
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds dropdown options for custom css classes and attributes for tags in WordPress TinyMCE Editor."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,480 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1172 days in tier
- 2023-01-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 688 days in tier
- 2021-03-04 2K+ → 3K+ up after 445 days in tier
- 2019-12-15 1K+ → 2K+ 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).
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