TinyMCE Paste in Plain Text by Default
by raphaabreu · Uncategorized
Changes the default behavior on TinyMCE so that all text is pasted plain by default.
45 health vs 62 average across 5,146 Uncategorized plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4869 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 157
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 1820 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-08 90+ → 100+ up after 63 days in band
- 2026-02-04 100+ → 90+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- P Paste as Plain Text 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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AddQuicktag 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D -
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - M Mammoth .docx converter 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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TinyMCE Templates 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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