WordPress plugin comparison

HTML Special Characters Helper vs Posts Like Dislike

HTML Special Characters Helper

by Scott Reilly

200+ installs5.0

Posts Like Dislike

by Happy Coders

5K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Posts Like Dislike has more active installs: 5K+, against 200+ for HTML Special Characters Helper.
On a typical day, Posts Like Dislike is downloaded about 40 times, HTML Special Characters Helper about 4.
HTML Special Characters Helper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 23 reviews.
Posts Like Dislike was updated more recently: Sep 28, 2026, against Feb 22, 2017 for HTML Special Characters Helper.
Posts Like Dislike is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for HTML Special Characters Helper.
HTML Special Characters Helper has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Posts Like Dislike.

Posts Like Dislike leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	HTML Special Characters Helper	Posts Like Dislike
Popular rank	#12,524	#2,937
Active installs	200+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	1.2K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.3(23)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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