TinyMCE Paste in Plain Text by Default
Changes the default behavior on TinyMCE so that all text is pasted plain by default.
5(2 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, TinyMCE Paste in Plain Text by Default is a WordPress paste plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Mammoth .docx converter.
5/52 reviews
90active installs
4.0K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
After activating this plugin TinyMCE will start to paste plain text by default.
This is helpful if users are not familiar with HTML and styling and how that can get
terribly messed up when you paste formatted text from Microsoft Word or other rich
text software.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0
- Initial revision.
Contributors
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