WordPress plugin comparison
Cleanup Text vs Insert Special Characters
At a glance
- Insert Special Characters has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Cleanup Text.
- On a typical day, Insert Special Characters is downloaded about 41 times, Cleanup Text about 1.
- Cleanup Text has no reviews yet.
- Insert Special Characters was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2026, against Aug 12, 2010 for Cleanup Text.
- Insert Special Characters is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.0 for Cleanup Text.
- Cleanup Text has been around longer: since 2010, against 2019 for Insert Special Characters.
Line by line
Insert Special Characters leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Cleanup Text |  Insert Special Characters |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,025 | #3,723 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 919 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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