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Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus

Preserves HTML and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript code blocks and HTML5 content editing

By J-Ro·HTML·Free
4.2(36 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 6 years ago
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As of April 2026, Preserved HTML Editor Markup Plus is a WordPress html plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 36 reviews. It has been downloaded 49K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for….

4.2/536 reviews
4.0K+active installs
49K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

This plugin preserves the user-generated HTML markup in the TinyMCE editor. Unlike other plugins this one allows developers to work in the HTML tab AND end-users to work in the WYSIWYG Visual tab at the same time! No longer will your HTML markup be completely munged into an unrecognizable form when you switch between those tabs. And you don’t have to hang your users/editors out to dry when you hand off the project with a disabled Visual tab.

IMPORTANT: Please read the installation instructions carefully. If you have existing content it will not render properly after activating this plugin until you use the Fix It Tools.

(One user didn’t read or follow these steps and panicked thinking I ruined their website.)

It also supports HTML5 Block Anchor tags in addition to other HT…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

4.236 reviews
5 ★
24
4 ★
4
3 ★
3
2 ★
1
1 ★
4

Recent Reviews

2022 and still working. Bravo
by dreamtours·3 years ago

This plugin is for advanced wordpress users.

No use – Don’t install
by srinivasrjy·6 years ago

Text Centering not Works. So many files. Instead use Simple single file Plugin –
“Protect schema.org markup in HTML editor”

Meh
by kuroimatoo·7 years ago

Yeah, it doing it’s job – wordpress now don’t f*ck up all my code after switching to visual editor, but now text editor looks like one big paragraph and completely unreadable, maybe it’s ok for someone but not for me, sadly.

  • This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by kuroimatoo.
don’t waste your time
by expomas·7 years ago

doesn’t do anything

Works as described
by stevepritchardwoodturning·8 years ago

I’ve only just installed it and done some testing, but it appears to work as advertised. It will save me considerable time!
Thanks!

Download Trends

Today: 9Yesterday: 9This week: 43Period total: 2K

Compatibility

WordPress3.2.1+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.5
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5.3

  • WP 4.3 compatibility.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

J-RoJ-RoAzraghAzraghMarcusPopeMarcusPope
Plugin Info
Version
1.5.4
Last Updated
Dec 11, 2019
WP Requires
3.2.1+
Tested Up To
5.3.21
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
4.0K+
Downloads
49K+
Added
Sep 23, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

htmleditormarkupwpautopwhite space

Developer

J
J-Ro
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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