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Custom Text Formats

by cyberduck · WordPress.org page

v1.1 Tested up to WP 6.5.10

Custom Text Formats has 70+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,729 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 30, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Custom Text Formats at a glance

Active installs
70+
Total downloads
2,729
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Custom Text Formats well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.5.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Custom Text Formats reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.3 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • would be good if...

    it's a good plugin but I have to give up using it because it also loads jquery on the frontend of my site and I absolutely don't want it. Couldn't it be avoided? Also because I don't think it's necessary for the frontend

    donpi73
  • Excellent

    So simple and powerful. Allows editors to quickly add custom styling to any text element using a user-friendly dropdown in Gutenberg, something which should really be in Gutenberg by default. Was having issues with it not styling on the admin side, so knocked a star off for that. One other thing I noticed was that it isn't discovered by WPCore Plugin Manager which I use to keep plugins synced across development environments. All my other active plugins are discovered, so maybe something needs tweaked to make this work. Apart from that it's totally amazing, thanks Ola! Feature request: would be nice to be able to add a style format to other elements apart from text. I find that sometimes editors want to style a group or other container element.

    darri
  • Exactly what I needed!

    I agree with the previous reviewer...really a hidden gem! I had to search through many pages of search engine results before I found it. I had been delaying moving over 100% to the Block Editor on one of my sites because of the many custom formats I had created for the non-technical user. I'd used PHP and the Advanced TinyMCE plugin to add the formats to the editor, but they were only accessible via the Classic editor and Classic blocks. We've been slowly switching posts to the Block editor and converting Classic blocks. I was able to replace some of the custom formats with reusable Patterns. But inline formats posed a problem. I did not look forward to manually updating every instance or having to train the user how to add CSS classes via the HTML view. This plugin solves this problem for me, and I am very grateful! It is simple, easy to use, and just works. You've made my life a little bit easier. Thank you for making this available!

    brit77
  • A Hidden Gem

    This simple feature plugin allows me to set complex styling up for non-technical users to easily use. This is one of those plugins I consider a "hidden gem."

    Tim in Seattle

Details

Custom Text Formats lets you add custom text formats to the Gutenberg Editor

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • custom format
  • custom text format
  • customize
  • gutenberg editor
  • text format

More from cyberduck

Version
1.1
Last updated
Apr 30, 2024
First published
Oct 6, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
6.5.10
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Custom Text Formats FAQ

How many active installs does Custom Text Formats have?

WordPress.org reports 70+ active installs for Custom Text Formats as of September 7, 2026.

Is Custom Text Formats still maintained?

The last release was on April 30, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Custom Text Formats free?

Custom Text Formats is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.