15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Wysiwyg
Choosing a WordPress plugin for wysiwyg comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.
We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.
How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.
At a glance
The visual editor widget for WordPress.
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Edit widget content using the default WordPress visual editor and media uploading functionality. Create widgets like you would create posts or pages.
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This tiny plugin re-adds the Editor text underline & text justify buttons in the WYSIWYG removed in WordPress 4.7.0
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You can easily add the TinyMCE (WYSIWYG) editor to WooCommerce product categories and tags "description" for better formatting options.
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Advanced Classic Editor - Your powerful WordPress editor, Insert many Icons, Insert Table of contents, etc.
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TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor when "Use HTML content type" is checked in Contact Form 7 Mail and Mail (2)
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Foliopress WYSIWYG is the editor you were always hoping for, every time you installed a new content management system.
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ACF WYSIWYG Character Limit adds max-character controls to ACF editors, improving content quality, and editorial standards across WordPress.
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Choose which heading levels are visible in the Classic Editor toolbar.
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Replaces the plain-text category and tag description editor with a visual editor.
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Replace the default Post Excerpt meta box with a superior editing experience.
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Set advanced TinyMCE options for the classic block and classic editor.
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The most simple plugin to re-add text justify on WordPress 4.7+
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WP Editor Widget adds a rich text widget where the content is edited using the standard WordPress visual editor.
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Provides qTranslate compatible ACF field types for Text, Text Area, WYSIWYG, Image and File.
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