WP Super Edit
by Ahmad Awais · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get control of the WordPress wysiwyg visual editor and add some functionality with more buttons and custom TinyMCE plugins.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “editor” 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.
41 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 367.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.0.
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 2430 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.0; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 3.99★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2430 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formatting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wysiwyg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “editor” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 330 · 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
6.7y ago
latest release · v2.5.4 · 7 Mar 2020
34
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Netspark7.8y ago
WP Super Edit has given me a lot of control over TinyMCE in the past but with the release of WP5.0, TinyMCE has brought a lot of customization possibilities by itself. If you’re running an older installation of WP (up to 4.90), then WP Super Edit will definitely make your TinyMCE Advanced a little more superior but with the release of WP5.0, I think this plugin got obsolete as changes in WP Super Edit’s options did not bring the changes expected but rather brought all the buttons in an unlogical order! To the developer: If I wrong, please let me know!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bruno058.6y ago
Does not work. Installs fine and then nothing, even after manipulating the button and finishing the install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nageshwrites9.6y ago
Doesn’t show up on 4.7.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ agvip9.7y ago
not working properly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hal209510.3y ago
It doesn’t appear in WP 4.5.3. In this case it’s completely useless. Why does it say: Requires: 4.2 or higher?????
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aurotre10.4y ago
It doesn’t change nothing at all in the editor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gregoryscoblo11.4y ago
Doesn’t work at all for WP 4.2.2 Some strange buttons appear in editor and that’s it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miresi11.4y ago
Can create sets of buttons for different levels of users limiting access to what they can do. Love it. We used the Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus plugin with this editor to help with the wiping of custom code, and the combo has made a great Editor.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.3 Merged in TinyMCS plugins from version 4.3.10 Tested with WordPress 4.5 2.5.3
- — Version 2.5 The following plugins have been removed by the TinyMCE development team: advhr, advimg, advlink, style, xhtmlxtras. Developmental plugins for WP Super Edit Emotions, WP Super Edit Classes, WP Super Edit Upgrade removed. 2.5
- — Version 2.4.7 Migrate from depreciated functions. Update TinyMCE Plugins to 3.5.8 Start testing for JSON data migration. 2.4.7
- — Version 2.4.6 Fix $wpdb->prepare() errors. 2.4.6
- — Version 2.4.5 Remove “default ”” from MySQL for dbDelta since text and defaults don’t play well everywhere. 2.4.5
- — Version 2.4.4 Bring back wp_tiny_mce() for WordPress 3.2 compatibility. 2.4.4
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (2.5.4). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-05-15 CVE-2021-47965 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 2.5.4 No patch available
- 2025-07-09 CVE-2025-49948 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.4 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 34 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 10 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Get control of the WordPress wysiwyg visual editor and add some functionality with more buttons and custom..."
- ! 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,945 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "formatting" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 446 days in tier
- 2024-03-16 4K+ → 3K+ down after 335 days in tier
- 2023-04-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 293 days in tier
- 2022-06-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 338 days in tier
- 2021-07-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 241 days in tier
- 2020-11-23 9K+ → 7K+ down after 492 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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Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A - A Advanced TinyMCE Configuration 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Clear Floats Button 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP-RTL 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D - D Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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