WordPress plugin comparison

Keep Emoticons as Text vs Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets

Keep Emoticons as Text

by Geek Goddess

700+ installs5.0

Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets

by CodeAndReload

70+ installs

At a glance

Keep Emoticons as Text has more active installs: 700+, against 70+ for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Keep Emoticons as Text is downloaded about 7 times, Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets about 2.
Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets has no reviews yet.
Keep Emoticons as Text was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2026, against Nov 8, 2010 for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
Keep Emoticons as Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets.
Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Keep Emoticons as Text.

Keep Emoticons as Text leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Keep Emoticons as Text	Allow Shortcodes in Text Widgets
Popular rank	#7,825	#19,015
Active installs	700+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	114	54
Rating	5.0(8)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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