WordPress plugin comparison
Emoji Emoticons vs Keep Emoticons as Text
Emoji Emoticons
by Guilherme Baptista
100+ installs5.0
Keep Emoticons as Text
by Geek Goddess
700+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Keep Emoticons as Text has more active installs: 700+, against 100+ for Emoji Emoticons.
- On a typical day, Keep Emoticons as Text is downloaded about 7 times, Emoji Emoticons about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Keep Emoticons as Text was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2026, against Feb 21, 2013 for Emoji Emoticons.
- Keep Emoticons as Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Emoji Emoticons.
- Emoji Emoticons has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Keep Emoticons as Text.
Line by line
Keep Emoticons as Text leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Emoji Emoticons | Keep Emoticons as Text |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #14,259 | #7,813 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 34 | 112 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.59 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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