Best utf8mb4 plugins for WordPress
The most popular utf8mb4 plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LightMoving UTF8MB4 Converter leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Emoji Guard (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “utf8mb4” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 utf8mb4 plugins
- 1.
LightMoving UTF8MB4 ConverterThe most installed utf8mb4 plugin, with 20+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Emoji GuardFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “utf8mb4”
LightMoving UTF8MB4 Converter
Up in the last 7 days:1,823#28,618by Angelsrock1 month ago
Safely scan and convert WordPress database tables to utf8mb4 for 4-byte character support, including emojis and multilingual Unicode characters.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Emoji Guard
Up in the last 7 days:10,079#62,138by Palasthotel GmbH1 month ago
Warns administrators when a database migration has broken the site's emojis.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day