Removes the @user autocomplete feature from the block editor. By default on Gutenberg, when you type @, the block editor performs a search through the …
As of April 2026, Remove @User Autocomplete from Block Editor is a WordPress user plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.8+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
Removes the @user autocomplete feature from the block editor. By default on Gutenberg, when you type @, the block editor performs a search through the users of your WordPress install to suggest you to “@-mention” them (see animated screenshot below for a demo of the default feature). It can be annoying when you are writing email addresses in the editor. This plugin removes the feature from the editor.
| WordPress | 5.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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