WYSIWYG Editing
by Matt Mullenweg · Uncategorized
This plugin activates WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editing for different fields in WordPress. It is based on the widgEditor.
42 health vs 56 average across 12,205 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 21+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 7785 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
58
now · peak 216
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 80+ → 70+ down after 110 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 90+ → 80+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 100+ → 90+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wysiwyg" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WYSIWYG Editing — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WYSIWYG Editing: 70+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wysiwyg