10 Best wpautop control Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
wpautop control has 1,000+ 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 wpautop control
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Preserved HTML Editor Markup
Closest match5.0 (42) 600+ active installsPreserves white space and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript code blocks and HTML5 content editing
Shares the wpautop tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (32) 9,000+ active installsEasily disable the default wpautop filter on a post by post basis.
Shares the wpautop tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, no update since April 7, 2021.
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4.2 (36) 3,000+ active installsPreserves HTML and developer edits in HTML AND WYSIWYG tab. Supports inline scripts/css, JavaScript code blocks and HTML5 content editing
Shares the wpautop tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since December 11, 2019.
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5.0 (41) 8,000+ active installsThis plugin allows you to use unfiltered HTML in your category descriptions by disabling selected WordPress filters.
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated March 5, 2026.
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WP Ultimate Post Grid
Paid version available4.4 (32) 4,000+ active installsEasily create filterable responsive grids for your posts, pages or custom post types
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to Post
5.0 (20) 3,000+ active installsAutomatically redirect to your latest, oldest, random, or other post through a custom URL
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since June 8, 2025.
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5.0 (48) 2,000+ active installsFilter the list of pages, posts and custom post-type based on the used page template. A dropdown and a column to show page template names.
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since May 23, 2024.
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4.8 (29) 3,000+ active installsEvent search and filter bar for The Events Calendar. Add an event search box, date filters and filtered event lists anywhere with a shortcode.
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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5.0 (24) 2,000+ active installsThe Divi Filter plugin allows you to filter every module in the Divi Theme. Just add a few classes and you're done.
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since October 26, 2023.
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4.8 (33) 4,000+ active installsA powerful and flexible plugin to filter and display posts, custom post types, and other content in beautifully designed grid layouts.
Shares the filter tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
Switching from wpautop control: common questions
What is the best alternative to wpautop control?
Preserved HTML Editor Markup is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 600+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which wpautop control alternative has the most users?
Toggle wpautop, with 9,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Are these wpautop control 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 wpautop control 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 wpautop control 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
Preserved HTML Editor Markup is the closest match to wpautop control by the data we track, and Toggle wpautop has the widest reach with 9,000+ active installs. Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 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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