Black Studio TinyMCE Widget for WordPress Plugin Directory
By Black Studio
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is the #3 ranked widget app on WordPress, with a 4.8 average rating from 191 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Black Studio. With a rating of 4.8★ from 191 reviews, it currently ranks #3 in the Widget category.
AppRanks data: Black Studio TinyMCE Widget ranks #3 in Widget on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is a category-leading WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Widget category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 191 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 (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Black Studio — established developer track record
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How Black Studio TinyMCE Widget works
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This plugin adds a new Visual Editor widget type that allows you to insert rich text and media objects in your sidebars with no hassle. With Black Studio TinyMCE Widget you will be able to edit your widgets in a WYSIWYG manner using the native WordPress TinyMCE editor, just like you do in posts and pages. And if you are a developer you may still switch back and forth from Visual to HTML mode.
For years the default WordPress text widget has been very basic and it required HTML knowledge to add formatting and images/media to the text. This plugin was born in 2011 to overcome these limitations. After a long time, in June 2017, version 4.8 of WordPress finally introduced a new text widget that included the ability to manage text widgets with the visual editor. The new widget available in WordPress core could now be used as a basic replacement of Black Studio TinyMCE Widget, but the plugin still offers some additional features, so it remains a must-have for advanced users.
Basic Features
Add rich text widgets to your sidebars and edit them using the TinyMCE visual editor
Switch between Visual mode and HTML mode (including Quicktags toolbar)
Insert images, videos, and other media from WordPress Media Library
Insert links to existing WordPress pages/posts or external resources
Support for shortcodes, smilies and embed in widget text (including preview)
Support for the Block-based Widgets Editor introduced with WordPress 5.8
Support for Customizer with live preview and quick edit
Support for widgets accessibility mode
Compatible with multi-site (WordPress networks)
Compatible with the most common multi-language plugins
Compatible with Page Builder plugin by SiteOrigin
Translations available in 20+ languages
Advanced Features These features are what makes this plugin better than the WordPress (4.8+) native widget:
Full featured TinyMCE Visual Editor (the same you have for pages and posts)
Wide text area for an enhanced editing experience
Compatible with 3rd party TinyMCE customization plugins (TinyMCE Advanced, WP Edit, …)
Support for distraction-free (fullscreen) editing mode
Option to “Automatically add paragraphs” to widget text
About the plugin The story of the plugin was featured in a talk at WordCamp Europe 2018 in Belgrade.
See the video Once upon a time, there was a plugin… on WordPress.tv.
Links
Author’s web site
Plugin’s page
FAQ
Support forum
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Get involved
Developers can contribute to the source code on our GitHub repository.
Translators can contribute through the Official WordPress Translation platform.
Users can contribute by leaving a 5 stars review or making a donation.
Category rankings
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Keyword rankings
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget ranks for 3 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- 1.faqRank #111
- Rank #247
- Rank #918
Competitors & alternatives
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Where Black Studio TinyMCE Widget stands in the Widget category
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget ranks #3 of 781 apps in the Widget category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 191 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Widget 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 Black Studio.
Where does Black Studio TinyMCE Widget rank on WordPress?
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget currently sits at position #3 in the Widget category on WordPress. That places it in the top 0% of 781 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.