Better Formats
Improves the UI for WordPress's built-in post formats.
5(1 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Better Formats is a WordPress ui plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.
5/51 reviews
30active installs
7.3K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
This plugin is intended to improve the usability of WordPress’s built-in Post Formats feature exclusively through some
key changes in design.
The unhelpful list of radio buttons is replaced with with Retina-compatible icons, format titles, and brief, helpful
descriptions of each format. Instead of dramatically changing the way WordPress works, Better Formats simply tries to
make the existing WordPress Post Formats feature more friendly and informative.
Additional user-centric improvements are planned. This initial release is intended to help spur conversation about Post
Format improvements currently being considered for WordPress core.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.3 (2013.10.18)
- Added Gmail-style colored labels to post formats and post states in the post list table.
- Improved compatibility with MP6 (this plugin is meant to be used with MP6, but that is not required).
- SASS file is now included.
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