Really Disable Emojis
by Christian Leuenberg · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 860+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the automatic emojis (smilies) replacement function. Really! :-)
50 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1083 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
133
now · peak 190
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.0y ago
latest release · v1.1
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2019-12-06 · 1,410 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kianmovahhed1.8y ago
It worked. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aster3.3y ago
Works well for browser purposes, but emoji replacement still seems to happen when the site loads on mobile.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ segurosorocabaauto3.5y ago
The best and most simple way to remove emojis support, thanks a million for it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beck4.7y ago
It works nicely and I love it (include heart emoji here ;-)!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ puppeteer6.3y ago
Ich liebe dieses Plugin. Es verhindert zuverlässig die unkontrollierbaren gelbe Klekse in meiner Webseite und bringt die unaufdringlichen Emojis der ersten Generation wieder zurück 😉 – selbst auf Tablets und Smartphones.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eyedea6.4y ago
thank you for stripping back my smilies to their original typigraphical beauties 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwittorf6.6y ago
No issues so far, worked right after install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel7.5y ago
That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for to keep smileys as standard text and prevent changing it into emoji. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-28 800+ → 700+ down after 234 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 900+ → 800+ down after 403 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-21 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 900+ → 1K+ up after 64 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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Keep Emoticons as Text 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
TinyMCE Smiley Button 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - T Tango/GNOME Smilies 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Smilies Directory 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- D Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) 60K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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Native Emoji 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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