MC4WP: Mailchimp for vs Advanced Editor Tools — WordPress

MC4WP vs Advanced Editor Tools

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

MC4WP

4.8·1.5kreviews·1,000,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	MC4WP	Advanced Editor Tools
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Description	2707 / 5000 chars54% used	2848 / 5000 chars57% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Danny van Kooten	Andrew Ozz
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2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

MC4WP

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Feature comparison between MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress and Advanced Editor Tools
Metric	MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress	Advanced Editor Tools
Rating	★ 4.8 ★	4.5 ★
Total reviews	★ 1.5k	354
Active installs	1,000,000+	1,000,000+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	MC4WP	Advanced Editor Tools
forms	#100	Not ranked
form	#111	Not ranked
custom form	#158	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

MC4WP

Allowing your visitors to subscribe to your newsletter should be easy. With this plugin, it finally is. This plugins helps you grow your email list in Mailchimp. You can use it to create good looking and accessible sign-up forms or integrate with any other existing form on your WordPress site, like your contact, comment or checkout form. Some (but not all) features Connect with your Mailchimp account in seconds. Sign-up forms which are good looking, user-friendly and mobile optimized. You have complete control over the form fields and can build your forms using native HTML. Seamless integration with the following plugins: WordPress Comment Form WordPress Registration Form Contact Form 7 WooCommerce Gravity Forms Ninja Forms 3 WPForms BuddyPress MemberPress Events Manager Easy Digital Downloads Give UltimateMember HTML Forms AffiliateWP Is the plugin you want to integrate with not listed above? You can probably still use our custom integration feature. Alternatively, the plugin comes with a PHP API to programmatically add a new subscriber to Mailchimp. Mailchimp for WordPress Premium: Send your WooCommerce orders to Mailchimp so you can see exactly what each subscriber purchased and how much revenue your email campaigns are generating. A multitude of available add-on plugins and integrations: Mailchimp for WordPress Premium Mailchimp Top Bar Boxzilla Pop-ups Well documented through our knowledge base. Developer friendly. For some inspiration, check out our repository of example code snippets. Ready for PHP 8.5, but backwards-compatible all the way down to PHP 7.4. What is Mailchimp? Mailchimp is a newsletter service that allows you to send out email campaigns to a list of email subscribers. It is free for lists with up to 500 email subscribers, which is why it is the newsletter-service of choice for thousands of small businesses across the globe. If you are not yet using Mailchimp, creating an account is 100% free and only takes you about 30 seconds. Support If you need some help in setting up the plugin, you have various options: Search through our knowledge base. Open a topic in the WordPress.org plugin support forums If you’re a premium user, send an email to the email address listed inside the plugin. Translations You can help translate this plugin into your language using your WordPress.org account. Development This plugin is being developed on GitHub. If you want to collaborate, please look at ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress. Customizing the plugin The plugin provides various filter and action hooks that allow you to modify or extend the default behavior. We’re also maintaining a collection of sample code snippets.

Top keywords

mailchimp10×2.35%
email7×1.65%
wordpress7×1.65%
form6×1.41%
forms6×1.41%
account3×0.71%
php3×0.71%
premium3×0.71%
send3×0.71%
base2×0.47%
campaigns2×0.47%
code2×0.47%

Advanced Editor Tools

Advanced Editor Tools (previously TinyMCE Advanced) introduces a “Classic Paragraph” block for the block editor (Gutenberg). If you are not quite ready to switch to the block editor, or have plugins that cannot be used there (yet), using the Classic Paragraph block is your best option. It lets you to continue to use the familiar TinyMCE editor for most tasks, and at the same time gives you full access to all blocks and new features in the block editor. Version 5.5 continues to improve and enhance the new features introduced in version 5.0 of the plugin. It includes an improved “Clear Formatting” button, several advanced settings for tables, and importing and exporting of the settings to a file. If you want to continue to use the previous (“classic”) editor in WordPress 5.0 and newer, this plugin has an option to replace the new editor with the previous one. If you prefer to have access to both editors side by side or to allow your users to switch editors, it would be better to install the Classic Editor plugin. Advanced Editor Tools is fully compatible with the classic editor plugin and similar plugins that restore use of the previous WordPress editor. As always this plugin will let you add, remove and arrange the buttons that are shown on the Visual Editor toolbar in the Classic Paragraph and Classic blocks in the block editor, and in the classic editor (when enabled by a plugin). There you can configure up to four rows of buttons including Font Sizes, Font Family, text and background colors, tables, etc. It includes 15 plugins for TinyMCE that are automatically enabled or disabled depending on the buttons you have chosen. In addition this plugin adds options for keeping the paragraph tags in text mode and importing the CSS classes from the theme’s editor-style.css. Some of the features added by this plugin “Classic Paragraph” block that can be used instead of or together with the standard Paragraph block. An option to set the Classic Paragraph or Classic block as the default block in the block editor. Supports converting of most default blocks to classic paragraphs, and from classic paragraphs back to the default blocks. Support for creating and editing tables in the Classic blocks and the classic editor. More options when inserting lists in the Classic blocks and the classic editor. Search and Replace in the Classic blocks and the classic editor. Ability to set Font Family and Font Sizes in the Classic blocks and the classic editor. And many others. Privacy Advanced Editor Tools does not collect or store any user related data. It does not set cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party websites. It only uses functionality that is available in WordPress, and in the TinyMCE editor. In that terms Advanced Editor Tools does not affect your website’s user privacy in any way.

Top keywords

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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 1,497 reviews) compared to Advanced Editor Tools (4.5★ from 354 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress has the deeper published review base (1,497 vs 354), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,497 reviews). Advanced Editor Tools typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (354 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress and Advanced Editor Tools?

Migration support varies by app and category. MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress and Advanced Editor Tools both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Advanced Editor Tools" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

MC4WP vs Advanced Editor Tools

MC4WP

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Advanced Editor Tools

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Search rankings

4. Activity in the last 90 days

MC4WP · 1 changes

Advanced Editor Tools · 1 changes

5. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

Should I choose MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

Which is faster to set up, MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress or Advanced Editor Tools?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress and Advanced Editor Tools?

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