WordPress plugin comparison

HTML Special Characters Helper vs Unlist Posts & Pages

HTML Special Characters Helper

by Scott Reilly

200+ installs5.0

Unlist Posts & Pages

by Nikhil Chavan

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Unlist Posts & Pages has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for HTML Special Characters Helper.
On a typical day, Unlist Posts & Pages is downloaded about 50 times, HTML Special Characters Helper about 4.
HTML Special Characters Helper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 15 reviews.
Unlist Posts & Pages was updated more recently: May 15, 2026, against Feb 22, 2017 for HTML Special Characters Helper.
Unlist Posts & Pages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for HTML Special Characters Helper.
HTML Special Characters Helper has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Unlist Posts & Pages.

Unlist Posts & Pages leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	HTML Special Characters Helper	Unlist Posts & Pages
Popular rank	#12,524	#1,852
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	1.5K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(15)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.85
Last release	9 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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