WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG vs Advanced Editor Tools

Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG

by stanxp

1K+ installs5.0

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG.
On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,331 times, Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG about 14.
Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 4.5 from 354 reviews.
Advanced Editor Tools was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Feb 21, 2018 for Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG.
Advanced Editor Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG.
Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG.

Advanced Editor Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG	Advanced Editor Tools
Popular rank	#5,476	#29
Active installs	1K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	333	206.8K
Rating	5.0(22)	4.5(354)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.78
Last release	8 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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