#4 by installs
Classic Editor
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
- Installs
- 8+ million
- Rating
- 4.9 (1.3K)
- Updated
- 5 months ago
Advanced Editor Tools
Extends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
- Active installs
- 1+ million
- #30 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 36.7M
- 36,697,197
- Downloads, 30 days
- 230K
- 58.7K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5
- 354 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 months ago
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 5.10.1
- 60 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | August 26, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.5 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.6 or newer |
| First published | June 22, 2007 |
| Support, last two months | 1 of 3 threads resolved (33%) |
Reviews
4.5 / 5 from 354 reviews
| 5 stars | 286 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 26 |
| 3 stars | 11 |
| 2 stars | 3 |
| 1 star | 28 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Advanced Editor Tools (previously TinyMCE Advanced) introduces a “Classic Paragraph” block for the block editor (Gutenberg).
If you are not quite ready to switch to the block editor, or have plugins that cannot be used there (yet), using the Classic Paragraph block is your best option. It lets you to continue to use the familiar TinyMCE editor for most tasks, and at the same time gives you full access to all blocks and new features in the block editor.
Version 5.5 continues to improve and enhance the new features introduced in version 5.0 of the plugin. It includes an improved “Clear Formatting” button, several advanced settings for tables, and importing and exporting of the settings to a file.
If you want to continue to use the previous (“classic”) editor in WordPress 5.0 and newer, this plugin has an option to replace the new editor with the previous one. If you prefer to have access to both editors side by side or to allow your users to switch editors, it would be better to install the Classic Editor plugin. Advanced Editor Tools is fully compatible with the classic editor plugin and similar plugins that restore use of the previous WordPress editor.
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
I see an error like: “Failed to load plugin from url…”
These errors are usually caused by the file in question being blocked by some security setting on the server, or (rarely) by caching issues or wrong permissions.
The first step to debug this is to try to access the file directly in the browser (i.e. copy the URL and paste in the browser and press Enter).
Tables look different (inline styles are missing) when I insert a table
Please see the new (as of version 5.2.0) advanced settings for tables. It is possible to disable use of inline styles for tables but that would make the table non-resizable in the editor. If the advanced tabs on the table, row, and column dialogs are enabled (default), it will still be possible to enter width and height values which are set as inline styles.
No styles are imported in the Formats sub-menu
These styles are imported from your current theme editor-style.css file. However some themes do not have this functionality. For these themes Advanced Editor Tools has the option to let you add a customized editor-style.css and import it into the editor.
I have just installed this plugin, but it does not do anything
Change some buttons on one of the toolbars, save your changes, clear your browser cache, and try again. If that does not work try reloading the Edit page several times while holding down Shift. There may also be a network cache somewhere between you and your host. You may need to wait for a few hours until this cache expires.
When I add “Smilies”, they do not show in the editor
The “Emoticons” button in TinyMCE adds the codes for the smilies. The actual images are added by WordPress when viewing the Post. Make sure the checkbox “Convert emoticons to graphics on display” in “Options – Writing” is checked.
The plugin does not add any buttons
Make sure the “Disable the visual editor when writing” checkbox under “Users – Your Profile” is not checked.
Latest changelog entry
- Fixed minimum requirements, some housekeeping.
Screenshots
Rich-text toolbar. 
Rich-text toolbar and extra formatting buttons in the Inspector (sidebar). 
Many of the buttons can be moved to the Formatting section in the Inspector. 
Converting the content of the Classic Paragraph block into separate blocks.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.