WordPress plugin comparison

Classic Editor vs Paste As Plain Text By Default

Classic Editor

by WordPress.org

8M+ installs4.9

Paste As Plain Text By Default

by Victor Duse

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Classic Editor has more active installs: 8M+, against 2K+ for Paste As Plain Text By Default.
On a typical day, Classic Editor is downloaded about 25,430 times, Paste As Plain Text By Default about 59.
Paste As Plain Text By Default is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,252 reviews.
Paste As Plain Text By Default was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Classic Editor.
Paste As Plain Text By Default resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Classic Editor.
Paste As Plain Text By Default is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Classic Editor.
Classic Editor has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Paste As Plain Text By Default.

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Classic Editor	Paste As Plain Text By Default
Popular rank	#4	#4,953
Active installs	8M+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	763.9K	1.5K
Rating	4.9(1.3K)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×2.16	×0.82
Last release	5 months ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	7.4

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