WordPress plugin comparison

Preserve Editor Scroll Position vs Advanced Editor Tools

Preserve Editor Scroll Position

by Dominik Schilling

4K+ installs4.6

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

At a glance

Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 4K+ for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,331 times, Preserve Editor Scroll Position about 12.
Preserve Editor Scroll Position is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.5 from 354 reviews.
Advanced Editor Tools was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
Advanced Editor Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.

Advanced Editor Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Preserve Editor Scroll Position	Advanced Editor Tools
Popular rank	#3,590	#29
Active installs	4K+	1M+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	212.6K
Rating	4.6(9)	4.5(354)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.78
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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