Re-add text underline and justify
by Brice Capobianco · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This tiny plugin re-adds the Editor text underline & text justify buttons in the WYSIWYG removed in WordPress 4.7.0
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
50K+
≈55K estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “editor” for “tiny”. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiny” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 71 average across 2,526 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.9%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 560.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 336 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| underline your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| justify your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| tiny mce editor | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wysiwyg your tag | #17 | #18 | down 6 |
| tiny | #19 | #16 | down 2 |
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “editor” for “tiny”. “editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiny” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “wysiwyg”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-18, now #17. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 27.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v0.4.2 · 30 Nov 2025
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 6 Jun 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4.2 Tested on WP 6.9 with success! Update readme 0.4.2
- — Version 0.4.1 Tested on WP 6.4.3 with success! 0.4.1
- — Version 0.4 Tested on WP 6.0.3 with success! Update readme 0.4
- — Version 0.3 Tested on WP 5.3 with success! Change default option to “Re-add underline & justify buttons” on plugin activation 0.3
- — Version 0.2 Tested on WP 4.9.8 with success! Added support for Gutenberg for its “Classic” bloc only. Remove option 3 “Re-add underline & justify + rearrange” (depracated) 0.2
- — Version 0.1.4 Tested on WP 4.7.3 with success! Fix broken links in plugins meta 0.1.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 15 languages, 13 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This tiny plugin re-adds the Editor text underline & text justify buttons in the WYSIWYG removed in WordPre..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Advanced Custom Fields.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,282 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
- 2026-01-26 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 50K+ → 60K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 60K+ → 50K+ down after 997 days in tier
- 2023-05-03 70K+ → 60K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 60K+ → 70K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-01 70K+ → 60K+ down after 720 days in tier
- 2021-05-11 80K+ → 70K+ down after 374 days in tier
- 2020-05-02 70K+ → 80K+ up after 417 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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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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