HTML Special Characters Helper
by Scott Reilly 5 (3 reviews)

HTML Special Characters Helper

Admin widget on the Add/Edit Post pages for inserting HTML encodings of special characters into the post.

HTML Special Characters Helper ranks #12,517 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Feb 22, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.7 (Current: 7.1.1)
v2.2 Current Version v2.2
Updated 9 years ago Last Update on 22 Feb, 2017
Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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#12,517
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Active Installs
200+
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KW Avg Position
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Downloads
38.1K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (3 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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3 reviews
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Plugin Details

Version
2.2
Last Updated
Feb 22, 2017
Requires WP
4.6+
Tested Up To
4.7
PHP Version
N/A
Author
Scott Reilly

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Rating
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Reviews
3
Support Threads
0
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and authors who write posts and pages in the non-visual (HTML) editor mode. It solves the problem of manually looking up and typing HTML entity codes by adding a clickable admin widget that inserts special character encodings directly into the post body at the cursor position.

  • Admin widget on Add/Edit Post
  • Admin widget on Add/Edit Page
  • Click to insert character encoding
  • Inserts at cursor location
  • Hover text shows entity and name
  • Filter to customize characters
  • Filter to set applicable post types

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HTML Special Characters Helper

You can't. The plugin only inserts the HTML character encodings into the post body. However, you can certainly hover over the character you want to use to see the HTML encoding for it (it'll start with an ampersand, &, and end with a semi-color, ;) and type that into the field.
Refer to the screenshots to get an idea of what the helper widget looks like. You should find the widget in the right sidebar of the admin page when creating or editing a post, most likely at the bottom of the sidebar. It's possible it may have been dragged to someplace below the textarea where you provide the post's content. If you still can't find it, look to the upper-right of the page for a "Screen Options" link that reveals a panel of options. In the "Boxes" section, ensure the checkbox for "HTML Special Characters" is checked.
Try: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp http://tlt.psu.edu/suggestions/international/web/codehtml.html http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/HTML/Entities/
Yes.

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