As of April 2026, Soft Hyphen Inserter is a WordPress blocks plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 51 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.9+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….
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Overview
Did you know that WordPress inserts automatic wordbreaks to prevent horizontal scrollbars when writing very long words into the Gutenberg Editor? This plugin adds the option to disable it and adds a button into the block toolbar to insert a hidden character – the soft hyphen. It only appears when there is not enough space. This way the word breaks where it should and where it is correct.
Plugin Features
- inserts a hidden symbol which breaks your (long) word when necessary
- find a new button in toolbar dropdown “more” → “optional hyphenation”
- has a settings page where you can find an option to disable the automatic hyphenation by WordPress when using the soft hyphens in that particular block
- has an option to place the soft hyphen inserter button directly into the blo…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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Changelog
1.1
- added screenshots and description
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