As of April 2026, HTML Post Editor is a WordPress raw plugin with 200 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Raw.
The plugin adds HTML editor to the default post editor. The editor is accessible through a new HTML tab. When opening the tab the editor loads the raw HTML source of the post, formats it and applies Ace Editor to the input area. So the edit area has main features from this web editor: syntax highlight, line numbers, highlight of matching tags and brackets, keyboard shortcuts.
The plugin is based on the ACE Editor for WP plugin. It’s updated for WordPress 4.1 and Ace editor 1.1.8.
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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