Keep Emoticons as Text
Disables the default WordPress option of converting emoticons to image smilies
5(8 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Keep Emoticons as Text is a WordPress smilies plugin with 800 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Really Disable Emojis.
5/58 reviews
800active installs
7.9K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
As of the release of 4.3, WordPress removed the “Formatting” section from the Writing settings. Included in there was the option to turn off WordPress’s default action to convert text emoticons to image smilies. This plugin does the same thing as unchecking the “convert to smilies” box that used to be available via the settings.
Ratings & Reviews
58 reviews
5 ★
8
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0
Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.5.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Top Alternatives to Keep Emoticons as Text
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.