Preserved HTML Editor Markup
by MarcusPope · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Preserves white space and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript code blocks and HTML5 content editing
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “html” and “markup” 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.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 41K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.51★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| html5 wysiwyg | #24 | #7 | — |
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| markup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| white space your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpautop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “editor”, “html” and “markup” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 204 · 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.
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 “600+”. 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 54% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ John Clifford6.3y ago
Look no further. This plugin is under-publicised and very good. Took me ages to find it. It works for me with 5.4.2 in July 2020. Prevents the TinyMCE editor from messing up a div wrapped in an href.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nuvoPoint10.4y ago
Doesn’t seem to retain formatting in new code when editing via the visual editor and then going to the text editor. Vice versa seems to work. Good work though. Hoping for an update soon, a long time has passed and we’re at WP 4.5.2 now, which has its own enhancements.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brazilkorea10.7y ago
It worked! Thank you! And I wish you and your daughter to be always healthy~
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisbeaman11.0y ago
It’s November 2015 and this plugin still works great. Hasn’t been updated in 2 years. Thank you, plugin author!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jacquid11.7y ago
I thought that’d be a pretty common one. It did keep my onclick event and google track event code though 🙂 Would be 5-star otherwise! Thanks, J
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HudsonValleyWebDesign11.7y ago
Thank you so much. I have been searching for days and experimenting with various bits of code in my functions.php to stop TinyMCE from stripping my HTML code. This plugin does the trick!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kargo12311.9y ago
Awesome approach, I actually wanted to try out the plugin since I’m so often pissed off by the error that destroyed the br-tags. I literally planned to install the plugin today, but then the new WordPress update was there and before I tried the plugin, I tested the new WP-version for the above error. And the error doesn’t occur anymore! So: Thanks a lot to the developer of the plugin, your job is done now. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bluetower11.9y ago
I can’t thank you enough for this plugin. I can’t even fathom why WordPress wouldn’t have this as a built-in function. Works flawlessly. THANK YOU
Read on wp.org ↗
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Preserves white space and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you want", "great for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,368 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wpautop" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-17 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 700+ → 600+ down after 163 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 800+ → 700+ down after 232 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 900+ → 800+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2024-10-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 1146 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 348 days in tier
- 2020-09-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 377 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★ · 5 shared tags D
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Toggle wpautop 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Empty P Tag 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Remove Blank P Tag 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Remove Wpautop 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - H HTML Mode Locker 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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