Re-add text underline and justify

77 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

Popularity is moderate at 70/100, with 50,000 active installs which is solid for a single-feature utility but a fraction of the top alternatives.

Update Freshness

20/25

Maintenance is strong at 91/100, with the plugin updated on 2025-11-30 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4.

User Rating

14/15

User ratings are excellent at 94/100 from 26 reviews, suggesting users find it does exactly what it promises with no complaints.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50/100 because there are zero support threads, which means either zero issues or zero engagement, and there is no track record of resolved tickets.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is perfect at 100/100, requiring only WordPress 4.7 and PHP 5.5.12, so it will run on virtually any modern WordPress install.

Scores higher than 57% of indexed plugins

About

This tiny plugin re-adds the Editor text underline & text justify buttons in the WYSIWYG removed in WordPress 4.7.0

Active Installs 50k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.7/5

Last Updated 2025-11-30 12:40pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.7+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.5.12+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

This plugin restores the underline (U) and justify text alignment buttons to the Classic Editor toolbar in WordPress, both of which were removed in WordPress 4.7. It activates only on sites still using the Classic Editor, including Classic Editor blocks within Gutenberg.

Who It's For

This is ideal for editors and content teams who rely on the Classic Editor and need underline or justified text formatting for formal documents, academic writing, legal content, or journalism where typographic precision matters. It is especially useful for sites where switching editors or adding a full page builder would be overkill.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone using the Block Editor exclusively, or anyone on a fully Gutenberg-based workflow with custom blocks, does not need this plugin since its buttons only reappear in the Classic Editor interface.

The Bottom Line

This is a narrowly focused, well-maintained plugin that solves one specific problem and has a 94% user satisfaction rating to prove it does so cleanly. The 50,000 installs, perfect compatibility score, and recent update to support WordPress 6.9.4 make it a low-risk choice for Classic Editor users. The only real caveat is the lack of any support thread history, which leaves a small question mark around troubleshooting if something breaks.

Related Plugins

Elementor Website Builder 95/100

Pick Elementor if you want full design control beyond just two toolbar buttons and are willing to adopt a visual page builder workflow.

Spectra Legacy Gutenberg Blocks 95/100

Choose Spectra if you have moved to Gutenberg and need justified and underlined text styling through dedicated blocks.

Kadence Blocks 89/100

Go with Kadence Blocks if you want typography controls and a richer block library while staying inside the Block Editor.

Starter Templates 89/100

Starter Templates is a poor substitute here since it focuses on full site templates rather than restoring two missing toolbar buttons.

Classic Widgets 89/100

Classic Widgets solves a different problem (restoring old widget screens) and should only be considered if you also need that fix.