WordPress plugin comparison
Paste as Plain Text vs Theme Editor
At a glance
- Theme Editor has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Paste as Plain Text.
- On a typical day, Theme Editor is downloaded about 234 times, Paste as Plain Text about 12.
- Paste as Plain Text is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.6 from 128 reviews.
- Theme Editor was updated more recently: Mar 19, 2026, against Nov 9, 2017 for Paste as Plain Text.
- Theme Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Paste as Plain Text.
- Paste as Plain Text has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Theme Editor.
Line by line
Theme Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Paste as Plain Text |  Theme Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,590 | #762 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 338 | 6.6K |
| Rating | 4.9(14) | 4.6(128) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 7 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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