AddQuicktag for WordPress Plugin Directory
AddQuicktag is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 44 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
AddQuicktag is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Frank Bueltge. With a rating of 4.7★ from 44 reviews.
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AddQuicktag is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the TinyMCE category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 44 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Frank Bueltge — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (44) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How AddQuicktag works
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This plugin makes it easy to add Quicktags to the html – and visual-editor. It is possible to export your Quicktags as a JSON – file that can be imported in other installations of the plugin.
WP-AddQuicktag for WordPress is originally created by Roel Meurders. The versions in the Repo of AddQuicktag are newer versions, this is a complete rewrite of version 2.0.0 with more functionality.
The plugin can add configurable custom quicktags to the editor of every post type, including custom post types from other sources. You may choose a post type for which a quicktag shall show up in the editor.
If this should not work perfectly well for you, you may also use the hooks inside the plugin. See the examples and hint inside the tab “Other Notes“.
Bugs, technical hints or contribute Please give me feedback, contribute and file technical bugs on GitHub Repo. The Wiki on this page has also several hints for the plugin.
Crafted by Inpsyde · Engineering the web since 2006.
Hook for custom post types The plugin adds the quicktag by default to post types/ID post, page and comment. To use the plugin for other post types also you may use a filter; see the following example or an example plugin in the Gist 1595155.
// add custom function to filter hook 'addquicktag_post_types' add_filter( 'addquicktag_post_types', 'my_addquicktag_post_types' ); /** * Return array $post_types with custom post types * * @param $post_type Array * @return $post_type Array */ function my_addquicktag_post_types( $post_types ) {
$post_types[] = 'edit-comments'; return $post_types; }
Hook for custom pages It is possible also to filter the pages inside the backend. By default the scripts include the pages post.php, comment.php. The following example changes this for an another page.
add_filter( 'addquicktag_pages', 'my_addquicktag_pages' ); /** * Return array $page with custom page strings * * @param $page Array * @return $page Array */ function my_addquicktag_pages( $page ) {
$page[] = 'edit-comments.php'; return $page; }
See this Gist as an example for how to add the Quicktags to the editor of comments: Gist: 3076698.
If you want the Quicktags of this plugin to work on the Quickedit of comments as well, remove the .example-part of addquicktag_quickedit_comment.php.example filename. The file is a stand alone helper plugin for Add Quicktag. You’ll need to activate this file (plugin) separately in ‘Manage Plugins’.
Hook for custom buttons It is possible to add custom buttons to the editor, if the plugin is active.
The following example adds buttons. The params inside the array are the same as in the settings of the plugin.
if ( class_exists( 'Add_Quicktag' ) ) : add_filter( 'addquicktag_buttons', 'my_addquicktag_buttons' );
function my_addquicktag_buttons( $buttons ) {
$buttons[] = array( 'text' => 'Permalink', 'title' => '', 'start' => '[permalink]', 'end' => '[/permalink]', 'access' => '', 'order' => 1, 'visual' => 1, 'post' => 0, 'page' => 1, 'comment' => 0, 'edit-comments' => 0 ); $buttons[] = array( 'text' => 'Button', 'title' => '', 'start' => '<span class="border blue">', 'end' => '</span>', 'access' => '', 'order' => 2, 'visual' => 1, 'post' => 0, 'page' => 1, 'comment' => 0, 'edit-comments' => 0 ); return $buttons; } endif;
License Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy this plugin, you may consider to thank me and leave a positive review for the time I’ve spent writing and supporting this plugin. And I really don’t want to know how many hours of my life this plugin has already eaten 😉
Category rankings
As of Jul 15, 2026- Add buttons#0of 2Top 1%
- Button#0of 59Top 1%
- Quicktag#0of 4Top 1%
- TinyMCE#0of 75Top 1%
- Editor#12of 560Top 3%
- _browse_popular#384of 509Top 76%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where AddQuicktag stands in the TinyMCE category
AddQuicktag ranks #0 of 75 apps in the TinyMCE category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is AddQuicktag?
AddQuicktag is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 44 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the TinyMCE category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Frank Bueltge.
Who uses AddQuicktag?
Currently around 100,000 active stores have installed AddQuicktag. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the TinyMCE category on WordPress.