Keep Emoticons as Text
by Geek Goddess · Uncategorized
Disables the default WordPress option of converting emoticons to image smilies
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-26 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-23 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-06-19 800+ → 700+ down after 323 days in band
- 2025-07-31 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-29 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-07-26 900+ → 800+ down after 238 days in band
- 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down
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