Toggle wpautop
by Jonathan Desrosiers · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 20.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily disable the default wpautop filter on a post by post basis.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
9K+
≈9.6K estimated
Momentum
+68%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “excerpt” and “formatting” 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.1%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 111.3K 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 2035 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 32 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2035 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpautop your tag | #17 | #14 | down 1 |
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| excerpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formatting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor”, “excerpt” and “formatting” 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 771 · 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
5.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 7 Apr 2021
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ximbor5.2y ago
Thank you for taking the time to create such an awesome plugin 🙂 finally those auto <p> tags are gone!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ w3573r6.2y ago
Excelente Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ juanmacampora6.3y ago
Plugin need to be updated because it doesn’t work with last wordpress version. I would like to use it but I am not able. Please, let me know how to overcome this problem. This topic was modified 6 years ago by juanmacampora.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous7.9y ago
wpautop adds p and br tags to HTML which can really mess things up. This plugin allows authors to disable the wpautop filter when necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neotrope8.5y ago
Solves inherent flaw in WP for editing custom web pages where WP puts in tags you don’t want (try doing a definition list with double line breaks, and see how it breaks that with paragraph tags — this fixes stuff like that). Allows for clean migration of existing static page HTML to WP, without having to fix the nanny-fixes WP tries to put in without asking and which are then hidden from you. Simply priceless plugin for webdev. If you don’t know why this is so awesome, you likely don’t need it. If you do know, you know why you must have it! And FYI: works with PHP 7.2 as of May 2018.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ audunmb9.2y ago
Had huge issues with carefully coded pages that WP “fixed” for me. Now I can avoid it this, while keeping autoformatting where it’s handy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_shaitan9.4y ago
Плагин агонь, решает миллион проблем одним чекбоксом.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xKatka10.1y ago
Many thanks 😉
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Fixed minor sanitization of within the admin Fixed minor WPCS and PHPCS notices Updated plugin branding for .org Updated readme to link to the Classic Editor Plugin Updated deployment process to make releases easier 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.5 Fixing an issue where http://translate.wordpress.org did not detect the stable version correctly. 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 A few additional steps to make the plugin accessible to http://translate.wordpress.org. 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Move translations to http://translate.wordpress.org. 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Fixing PHP syntax error. 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Added ability for i18n using grunt-wp-i18n Added english default .pot Added minor security hardening so the class file would exit if called directly Updated code formatting to be more inline with WordPress coding standar 1.2.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 13 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily disable the default wpautop filter on a post by post basis."
- ! 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 Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 811 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("excerpt", "formatting", "post content" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-23 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3711 days in tier
- 2016-04-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 144 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2015-09-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 104 days in tier
- 2015-05-27 6K+ → 7K+ 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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Empty P Tag 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
Remove Blank P Tag 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C -
Remove Wpautop 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D - A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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