Super Emoji Plus+
by Eric Andrew Lewis · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds an Insert Emoji button into the post content editor. It will also enable autocomplete of emoji by typing a colon and then an emoji n …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+52%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “editor” and “emoji” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,779 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
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 3421 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3421 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| emoji your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor” and “emoji” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 264 · 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
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
9.4y ago
latest release · v0.1.5 · 22 Jun 2017
6
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 23 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kash8.2y ago
I love this plugin, simply install and it’s there no setup required. Uses native emojis and that’s cool, if no emoji is present adds image.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ certainlyakey8.8y ago
A good plugin for those clients who don’t know about existence of native emoji tools. Had a bit of trouble working with it in a Gravity forms content field, but the plugin still does what advertised, the icons and the UI are nice, and there’s almost no trouble with it. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by certainlyakey.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric Dye10.3y ago
Nobody. But it is AWESOME! I love being able to grab a little extra somethin’-somethin’ in a blog post and drop in some emoji love. Sure, I could go on and on about the emergence of emmojis and it’s growing in importance for online communication. But that would be boring. Need an easy way to add emjois without needing to remember what WordPress has baked in? Install this joker. It’s awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ websupporter10.4y ago
Thanks for this nice plugin 💐. I do really like Emojicons, but I hate to use them. Well at least I usually have to search some database and copy-paste it (If you are not using Slack or something, is there a better way on desktops? Would love to hear about it.). Anyway, with this plugin, its becoming super fast and 😂 to do so.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds an Insert Emoji button into the post content editor. It will also enable autocomplete of e..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 180 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1088 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 5K+ → 2K+ down after 1027 days in tier
- 2020-08-03 2K+ → 5K+ up after 240 days in tier
- 2019-12-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 856 days in tier
- 2017-08-03 400+ → 1K+ up
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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Emoji Toolbar 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
wp-Monalisa 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Emoji Autocomplete Gutenberg 500+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit – Editor Plus 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Native Emoji 5K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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