Is TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch free?

Yes, TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch?

TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch has 40 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch alternatives?

Popular alternatives to TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch include Tabs Responsive – With WooCommerce…, Tabby Responsive Tabs, Simple Side Tab. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch work with the latest WordPress?

TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch has been tested up to WordPress 2.9.2. It requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+.

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TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch

Disables TinyMCE plugin Tabfocus thereby allowing tab characters to be typed into posts.

By <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/jbeeler/"></a>·Tab·Free

·40 active installs·Updated 16 years ago

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As of April 2026, TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch is a WordPress tab plugin with 40 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Tabs Responsive – With WooCommerce….

0/5Rating

40active installs

5.0K+total downloads

16 yearssince 2010

Overview

The TinyMCE Tabfocus Patch is a WordPress plugin which disables TinyMCE plugin Tabfocus thereby allowing tab characters to be typed into posts.

While attempting to write several posts including blocks of code I realized that TinyMCE was stripping out all the tab characters I attempted to type. Although I could type tab characters in HTML mode, switching between HTML and Visual removed the tab characters, infuriating me. I use CodeColorer for code coloring, and as the plugin also converts tabs to non-blocking spaces automatically I don’t want tab characters that I paste in to get stripped.

After searching for the cause of this issue I realized that the cause was the tabfocus TinyMCE plugin. Rather than going into post.php and manually removing the TinyMCE plugin from the list of plug…

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