WordPress plugin comparison
Keep Emoticons as Text vs WP CSS Text Stroke
At a glance
- Keep Emoticons as Text has more active installs: 700+, against 10+ for WP CSS Text Stroke.
- On a typical day, Keep Emoticons as Text is downloaded about 7 times, WP CSS Text Stroke about 1.
- WP CSS Text Stroke has no reviews yet.
- Keep Emoticons as Text was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2026, against Feb 16, 2008 for WP CSS Text Stroke.
- Keep Emoticons as Text is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.3 for WP CSS Text Stroke.
- WP CSS Text Stroke has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Keep Emoticons as Text.
Line by line
Keep Emoticons as Text leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Keep Emoticons as Text |  WP CSS Text Stroke |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,825 | #45,241 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 114 | 26 |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 2.3 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.59 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 19 years 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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