Special Text Boxes is the #110 ranked performance app on WordPress, with a 3.4 average rating from 21 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Special Text Boxes is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by minimus. With a rating of 3.4★ from 21 reviews, it currently ranks #110 in the Performance category.
AppRanks data: Special Text Boxes ranks #110 in Performance on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 15% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Special Text Boxes is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Performance category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 21 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
- +Published by minimus — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.4★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (21) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Special Text Boxes works
Adds little style sheet file and short code to blog for highlighting some portion of text in a post as colored boxes. 7 styles are available. That may be warning, alert, info and download styled portion of the post’s text.
If you need to explore the source code of plugin, you can find it on GitHub.
Available languages:
English
Russian
If you have created your own language pack, or have an update of an existing one, you can send .po and .mo files to me (minimus AT simplelib.com) so that I can bundle it into Special Text Boxes.
Real examples of outputs you can see on the plugin page
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Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Performance#110of 762Top 15%
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Where Special Text Boxes stands in the Performance category
Special Text Boxes ranks #110 of 762 apps in the Performance category, placing it in the top 15% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Special Text Boxes?
Special Text Boxes is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.4-star rating from 21 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Performance 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 minimus.
Who uses Special Text Boxes?
Currently around 1,000 active stores have installed Special Text Boxes. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Performance category on WordPress.
Where does Special Text Boxes rank on WordPress?
Special Text Boxes currently sits at position #110 in the Performance category on WordPress. That places it in the top 14% of 762 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.