This plugin undoes some of the default formatting that gets applied to new posts created via Wordpress.
As of April 2026, Undo WordPress Default Formatting is a WordPress dash plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Dash Message.
WordPress applies default text formatting that replaces characters such as ‘-‘, ‘–‘, quotes, … to pretty HTML characters. This plugin was created to revert that back. This is especially useful for tech-oriented blogs that need the original input because they may contain commands that need to be executed.
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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