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Re-add text underline and justify
A nostalgic fix for those who refuse to leave the classic editor.
HealthyGrowing
72/100
It restores classic editor buttons but fails to work with the modern Gutenberg block editor.
Active installs
~55,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 50k+
Rating
4.7★
26 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+60%
Growing fast
64 → 103 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORnot updated in 6 months
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +60% in the last year
64/day a year ago→103/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayRe-add text underline and justify is a well-liked, lightweight plugin that restores formatting buttons WordPress removed from its editor, though it has stopped working for users on the Gutenberg block editor.
What people like
- +Restores justify and underline buttons that WordPress removed from its classic editor, solving a real workflow problem for users×10
- +Works correctly when used alongside the classic editor or with Gutenberg disabled×3
Common complaints
- −Does not work with the Gutenberg block editor; settings have no effect (since 6.9)
- −Reported as completely non-functional by at least one user, with no explanation of context
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.65★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-04-102025-11-062026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 26 total
Latest reviews · 26 analyzed
- 2025-12-13★★★★★It doesn't workfrkotou
- 2025-03-29★★★★★It just works!meylodie
- 2019-10-13★★★★★USELESSkylemaccs
- 2018-11-15★★★★★Good Joblucas86sampaio
- 2017-10-04★★★★★Thanks to help fight back the absurdity!Torgut
- 2017-07-02★★★★★It was stupid of WordPress to remove them in the first place.fastpuppy
- 2017-05-31★★★★★Nice !IljaZu
- 2017-04-01★★★★★Works.Patrik
- 2017-02-19★★★★★Works FineJithin Johny Geogre
- 2017-02-19★★★★★Works, thank you.CyberCobre
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
115
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
98
Prior 7-day baseline
90
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
126
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+17.3%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.55
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
92%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.69 → 4.65★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered