Best smileys plugins for WordPress
The most popular smileys plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Smiley Switcher leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Simple Vote Me (10+) and WP Emo-ello (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “smileys” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 smileys plugins
- 1.
WP Smiley SwitcherThe most installed smileys plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.
- 2.
Simple Vote Me10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 3.
WP Emo-ello10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.0.
All 3 plugins tagged “smileys”
WP Smiley Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:797#40,460by Jenst18 years ago
Change your smileys to another smiley pack or use your own smileys.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Vote Me
Up in the last 7 days:3,545#40,497by Gon10 years ago
Integrate a simple voting plugin with smileys in your Wordpress!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Emo-ello
Down in the last 7 days:11,379#47,340by viphat11 years ago
Fontello Emoticons can be inserted using either HTML, shortcode or a built-in TinyMCE plugin. This plugin also replaces Wordpress' smileys.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day