Keep Emoticons as Textv1.0.0
Disables the default WordPress option of converting emoticons to image smilies
Alternatives to Custom Smilies Directory
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Disables the automatic emojis (smilies) replacement function. Really! :-)
HappySmileProv1.3.0
Let visitors rate your site with three smileys. See the results in your dashboard. Custom colours and size. English and Finnish.
SmileyHub Emoji Kitv1.0.2
Emoji picker for Gutenberg editor that integrates colon-triggered autocomplete like Slack, Discord & custom emoji uploads for all rich-text blocks.
wp-Monalisav6.6
wp-monalisa is the plugin that smiles at you like monalisa does. place the smilies of your choice in posts, pages or comments.
Adds an Antarnisti smiley shortcode set for Kaskus-style emoticons to WordPress posts, comments, the Classic Editor, and the comment form.
Add popular icon libraries to Elementor's native icon picker with local assets and per-library toggles by Moxcreative.