RTE Comments
by Steven · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replaces the default comment form with a rich text editor for logged in admins.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “rte”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 5038 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5038 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rte your tag | #16 | #8 | down 1 |
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “rte”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “comment”, “comments” and “tinymce” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 56 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.3 · 14 Jan 2013
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wolf Wortmann11.8y ago
In WP-v 4.1 the tinymce toolbar-keys-names changed from ‘theme_advanced_buttons[1-4]‘ to ‘toolbar[1-4]‘. This means u cant controll what buttuns are shown (everytime default was shown).. U need to change line 153 to 167 in class RTE_Comments (function rteCommentForm) Thats the new Codesnippet … /** * Replace the standard comment form field with TinyMCE. * * @access private * @since 1.0 * @param (sting) $comment_field The HTML for the comment form field. * @return (string) The HTML for the TinyMCE comment field. */ public static function rteCommentForm( $comment_field ) { ob_start(); wp_editor( '', 'comment', array( 'media_buttons' => false, // show insert/upload button(s) to users with permission 'textarea_rows' => '10', // re-size text area 'dfw' => false, // replace the default full screen with DFW (WordPress 3.4+) 'tinymce' => array( //Changed array key's form 'theme_advanced_buttons[1-4]' to 'toolbar[1-4]' .. and all things go their way right ^-^ 'toolbar1' => 'bold, italic, underline, |, bullist, numlist, |, justifyleft, justifycenter, justifyright, |, link, unlink, |, pastetext, pasteword, removeformat, |, undo, redo', 'toolbar2' => '', // 2nd row, if needed 'toolbar3' => '', // 3rd row, if needed 'toolbar4' => '' // 4th row, if needed ), 'quicktags' => array( 'buttons' => 'strong,em,link,block,del,code,close' ) ) ); $comment_field = ob_get_clean(); return $comment_field; } Nice Plugin, thanks for ur work! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cybervang12.0y ago
This plugin is under-rated. It is exactly what I needed to give my users more posting options on their comments. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joseph Persie13.0y ago
plugin does exactly what I need – adds a wysiwyg editor. Easy to customize as a developer as well as the script are very well written.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bacterio13.8y ago
As it can change the color of the font and background ?? Only work whith register user ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amirkhan8113.8y ago
Is there a way to toggle between visual and html modes in the editor?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replaces the default comment form with a rich text editor for logged in admins."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 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 242 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("comments", "rte", "tinyMCE" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-20 20+ → 10+ down after 555 days in tier
- 2023-02-12 30+ → 20+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-02-05 20+ → 30+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 30+ → 20+ down
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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WP Editor Comments Plus 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Comments Like Dislike 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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