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10 Best WP Emmet Alternatives in 2026

Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works

WP Emmet has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 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 10 closest alternatives to WP Emmet

  1. 1

    Toggle wpautop

    Closest match
    4.9 (32) 9,000+ active installs

    Easily disable the default wpautop filter on a post by post basis.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since April 7, 2021.

  2. 2
    4.6 (65) 9,000+ active installs

    Adjust an image's margins and border with ease in the Visual editor.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since February 10, 2018.

  3. 3
    4.9 (57) 10,000+ active installs

    Manage a site-wide central color palette for a uniform look'n'feel! Supports the new block editor, Theme Customizer and many themes and plug …

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, no update since August 16, 2023.

  4. 4
    5.0 (21) 3,000+ active installs

    Adds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since November 28, 2017.

  5. 5
    4.9 (74) 20,000+ active installs

    The plugin "Flexible Editor Panel" makes the Elementor editor panel flexible, draggable, resizable, foldable and adds many productivity features.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated February 9, 2026.

  6. 6
    5.0 (33) 3,000+ active installs

    Block Navigation sidebar panel for the new Block editor.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since May 19, 2022.

  7. 7

    Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

    4.8 (20) 3,000+ active installs

    Additional tools for rich text fields in Gutenberg.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since February 27, 2019.

  8. 8

    Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks

    4.0 (66) 7,000+ active installs

    Readymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, no update since March 10, 2025.

  9. 9

    Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit – Editor Plus

    4.8 (38) 6,000+ active installs

    Editor Plus extends Gutenberg editor with blocks, advanced design controls, typography, icons, Shape Divider, animations and many more features.

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since November 9, 2023.

  10. 10
    4.8 (30) 5,000+ active installs

    Ultimate plugin suitable for creating you own newspaper and magazine layouts using Gutenberg and Elementor page builder. Design magazine modules with …

    Shares the editor tag on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, no update since April 21, 2025.

Switching from WP Emmet: common questions

What is the best alternative to WP Emmet?

Toggle wpautop is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 9,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.

Which WP Emmet alternative has the most users?

Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.

Which WP Emmet alternative is rated highest?

Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 74 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.

Are these WP Emmet 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 WP Emmet 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 WP Emmet 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

Toggle wpautop is the closest match to WP Emmet by the data we track, and Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor shipped the most recent release, on February 9, 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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