8 Best AddQuicktag Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
AddQuicktag has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 8 closest alternatives to AddQuicktag
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WP Edit
Closest match4.0 (159) 40,000+ active installsTake complete control over the WordPress content editor.
Shares the button, editor tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since October 15, 2018.
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4.5 (354) 1 million+ active installsExtends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
Shares the editor, tinyMCE tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.8 (191) 200,000+ active installsThe visual editor widget for WordPress.
Shares the editor, tinyMCE tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor
4.7 (140) 50,000+ active installsPost and Page Builder is a standalone plugin which adds functionality to the existing TinyMCE Editor.
Shares the editor, tinyMCE tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.6 (305) 10,000+ active installsHighlights images on hover and adds a Pinterest "Pin It" button over them for easy pinning.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, no update since October 1, 2020.
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4.2 (56) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.7 (69) 20,000+ active installsA visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since November 4, 2024.
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4.9 (26) 10,000+ active installsВерсия сайта для слабовидящих.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, no update since September 1, 2021.
Switching from AddQuicktag: common questions
What is the best alternative to AddQuicktag?
WP Edit is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.0 out of 5 rating.
Which AddQuicktag alternative has the most users?
Advanced Editor Tools, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which AddQuicktag alternative is rated highest?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 191 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these AddQuicktag alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with AddQuicktag score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against AddQuicktag on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
WP Edit is the closest match to AddQuicktag by the data we track, and Advanced Editor Tools has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Post and Page Builder shipped the most recent release, on August 31, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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