WordPress plugin comparison

Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE vs Advanced Editor Tools

Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE

by Shail Mehta

80+ installs5.0

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 80+ for Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE.
On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,776 times, Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE about 5.
Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 354 reviews.
Advanced Editor Tools was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 23, 2026 for Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE.
Advanced Editor Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE.
Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2023 for Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE.

Advanced Editor Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE	Advanced Editor Tools
Popular rank	#17,735	#29
Active installs	80+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	118	210.2K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.5(354)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.37	×1.78
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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