Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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.

1. ★★★★★ dreamtours

   4.0y ago

   This plugin is for advanced wordpress users.

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2. ★★★★★ srinivasrjy

   6.7y ago

   Text Centering not Works. So many files. Instead use Simple single file Plugin – “Protect schema.org markup in HTML editor”

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3. ★★★★★ kuroimatoo

   7.9y ago

   Yeah, it doing it’s job – wordpress now don’t f*ck up all my code after switching to visual editor, but now text editor looks like one big paragraph and completely unreadable, maybe it’s ok for someone but not for me, sadly. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by kuroimatoo.

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4. ★★★★★ expomas

   8.3y ago

   doesn’t do anything

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5. ★★★★★ stevepritchardwoodturning

   8.9y ago

   I’ve only just installed it and done some testing, but it appears to work as advertised. It will save me considerable time! Thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ tmgb

   9.1y ago

   The plugin completely ruined the website. I read the installation instructions and yet, the website is still broken. This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by tmgb.

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7. ★★★★★ mango532

   9.3y ago

   when i switch between text and visual mode most the the code adding <code style=”display: none;”> beside this , all work well. Keep it up good job !

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   9.9y ago

   Thank you for an excellent plugin that works as advertised 🙂 They’re not joking about needing to follow the installation instructions! What a novel idea, installation instructions 😀 It could use a notice directing you to the actual settings and have a “settings” link on the plugin listing in the admin plugins section, but this is really a UI nit pick.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.3 WP 4.3 compatibility. 1.5.3
2. — Version 1.5.2 Fixes for a few issues, including handling newlines in HTML, handling comments, handling secure sites, and handling IE10 javascript errors. 1.5.2
3. — Version 1.5.1 New TinyMCE version updates 1.5.1
4. — Version 1.4 Removed ‘show_ui’ filter for fix custom post type buttons. 1.4
5. — Version 1.3 Added support for inline JavaScript and CSS, as long as the wptexturize and convert_chars filters are disabled. (Thanks to ViennaMex for pointed out the problem.) Added cache-buster for this plugin’s JavaScript includes 1.3
6. — Version 1.2 Added support for user-specified newline behavior per post type Added support for multi-line html comments (Thanks cwlee_klagroup!) Fixed a bug found in TinyMCE related to Format drop down Added tools to convert existing 1.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-11 4K+ → 3K+ down after 9 days in tier
4. 2026-04-02 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-01 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
6. 2026-03-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2026-03-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-03-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus: 3K+ active installs, 4.2★ (36 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/preserved-html-editor-markup-plus