Paste As Plain Text By Default
by Victor Duse · Page Builders
Enable paste as text by default with one click in editors like Classic Editor, Divi, Elementor, Beaver Builder and WPBakery.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “classic editor” for “text”. “classic editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 72 average across 1,892 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →18%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,268 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plain | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| plain text | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| paste | #1 | #1 | up 2 |
| paste as text your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| paste as plain text your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| default | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| paste text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| text | #13 | #15 | 0 |
| visual composer | #19 | #20 | up 5 |
| rich text editor | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| wpbakery to divi | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| default post | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| in text | #17 | #18 | 0 |
| text editor | #19 | #19 | 0 |
| click to text | #19 | #20 | down 4 |
| post text | #24 | #23 | down 3 |
| classic editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| divi your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
49 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 33 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “classic editor” for “text”. “classic editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “text” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v1.2 · 15 Oct 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ANDiTKO9mo ago
Exactly what I needed. Easy install and setup. It allowed me to have plain text paste by default so my client won’t get messy code from pasting pre-formatted content. Especially from vendor’s PDF files it can break your theme/design and your page HTML code. A Must have wordpress plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Espace662.8y ago
Absolutely great plugin. Started using it the other day, will install it on all my Divi sites. Very simple, very effective. I always use plain text for pasting, and having to click the plain text icon (and removing the very annoying Divi message about… using plain text mode!) definitely makes you smile. Should be WP default function.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kattouf2.9y ago
I had to do so much clean up after my writers pasting gmail and word docs. This is a great find! thanks for making it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ panon3.0y ago
Great plugin. It, literally, saves you time (and eye ache some times)!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ argosmedia3.4y ago
A simple yet essential plugin. I use it on all of my sites. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew4.6y ago
Thanks for creating this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjfn6894.9y ago
This is such an excellent addition to the plugin library. I lose count of the number of times users forget to paste unformatted text. With this plugin the ability this plugin provides, to switch off the unformatted text is vital. For those occasions when you need to copy between WordPress posts for example. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by mjfn689.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adham24a24.9y ago
i tested it with Divi builder. Great solution.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.1 Fix: Paste as text was not enabled on rare occasions in the Divi Visual Builder Improvement: Code optimization 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 New: Added support for WPUF (WordPress User Frontend) Rich textarea and Teeny Rich textarea Tweak: Added support for Divi on-page editing (click & type) 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Initial plugin release 1.0
- — Version 1.2 Improvement: Code cleanup and hardening 1.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enable paste as text by default with one click in editors like Classic Editor, Divi, Elementor, Beaver Buil..."
- ✓ 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 Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Divi and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,061 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "paste as plain text" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 99 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 7 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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Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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