Provides abbreviation button for WordPress TinyMCE visual editor.
As of April 2026, Abbreviation button for TinyMCE is a WordPress abbr plugin with 100 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 6.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Accessibility Abbreviation.
This plugin should be used to supply abbreviation support in the TinyMCE visual editor. Once activated, it provides an “ABR” button which allows editor to indicate the meaning of each abbreviation used in Pages, Posts or any custom post types used in your WordPress installation. The markup is fully compatible with accessibility rules like Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). It uses <abbr>…</abbr> HTML markup instead of the deprecated <acronym>…</acronym> HTML markup.
Available languages
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Credits
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.5.18 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
WordPress 5.3 compatibility.
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