Really Disable Emojis
by Christian Leuenberg · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 960+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the automatic emojis (smilies) replacement function. Really! :-)
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “emojis” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.7%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 7.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1147 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1147 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smilies your tag | #10 | #11 | 0 |
| emoticons your tag | #17 | #15 | up 1 |
| emojis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “emojis” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. 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 190 · 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
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
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 11 Sep 2023
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.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kianmovahhed2.0y ago
It worked. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aster3.5y ago
Works well for browser purposes, but emoji replacement still seems to happen when the site loads on mobile.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ segurosorocabaauto3.7y ago
The best and most simple way to remove emojis support, thanks a million for it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beck4.9y ago
It works nicely and I love it (include heart emoji here ;-)!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ puppeteer6.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ eyedea6.6y ago
thank you for stripping back my smilies to their original typigraphical beauties 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwittorf6.8y ago
No issues so far, worked right after install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel7.6y 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
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 181 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "emoticons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-16 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 700+ → 800+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 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
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 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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