Best raw plugins for WordPress
The most popular raw plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HTML Post Editor leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Raw (50+) and iThoughts HTML Snippets (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “raw” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 raw plugins
- 1.
HTML Post EditorThe most installed raw plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 2.
Raw50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 3.iThoughts HTML Snippets
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0.
All 3 plugins tagged “raw”

HTML Post Editor
Up in the last 7 days:140#13,042by mortalis11 years ago
Adds HTML tab to the post editor which shows the raw source of the page and is highlighted with the Ace Editor
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Raw
Up in the last 7 days:6#20,648by patrikelfstrom12 years ago
Raw enables you to upload RAW image files straight from your DSLR to WordPress with thumbnail support and without loosing or damaging the RAW file.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
iThoughts HTML Snippets
Down in the last 7 days:1,408#45,962by Gerkin10 years ago
Embed custom HTML snippets with raw content and variables
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day