Sobol Safe Save
Warns you before saving when WordPress is about to strip part of your content, and shows which blocks.
Solid choice
Sobol Safe Save is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 2 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Sobol Safe Save stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| content | >100 |
| editor | >100 |
| html | >100 |
| kses | #11 |
| permissions | >100 |
About Sobol Safe Save
From the official readme · v0.1.0Description
WordPress quietly removes HTML that the person saving is not allowed to publish. No warning, no
notice, no record: the editor closes, the content looks wrong, and nobody knows why.
It happens more often than most people realise, because it has nothing to do with the content and
everything to do with who saved it. Anyone without the unfiltered_html capability is affected —
that is every Author and Contributor on a normal site, and every user except the super admin on
multisite, site administrators included.
Sobol Safe Save tells you before it happens.
What it does
- Checks your content while you write, a moment after you stop typing.
- Warns you before you save that this save will change your content.
- Lists which blocks are affected, and takes you to them.
- Says what will go: a removed
<iframe>, anonclickattribute, amask-imagestyle, a block
marker that will be rewritten. - Works in the block editor.
- Never blocks a save. It is a warning, not a gate. You stay in control of your own content.
How it knows
Sobol Safe Save does not guess, and it does not keep its own list of what WordPress allows. It runs your
content through the same code WordPress itself runs on save — including the filters that are not
KSES at all, such as the one that rewrites certain characters and the one that trims post titles —
and reports the difference. Its test suite checks the prediction against what actually lands in the
database, on every WordPress version it supports.
What it does not do
Nothing is sent anywhere. There is no tracking, no external service and no account. The analysis
happens on your own server, and nothing is stored.
For developers
Sobol Safe Save exposes documented PHP hooks and a JavaScript data store so that an add-on can build on
it — an audit log, alerts, per-role policies. See the extension documentation.
Development source
The human-readable JavaScript/TypeScript source and build tools for the editor assets are available in
the public plugin source.
To rebuild the editor assets, install the dependencies in that directory and run npm run build.
Installation
- Install and activate the plugin.
- That is all — it starts checking straight away for the users who need it.
Under Settings → Sobol Safe Save you can choose which post types are checked, whether the title and
excerpt are checked too, and how long to wait after typing stops.
Frequently asked questions
Why am I not seeing any warnings?
Most likely nothing of yours is being filtered. On a single site, administrators and editors hold the unfiltered_html capability, so WordPress leaves their content alone and Sobol Safe Save has nothing to report. Try the same content as an Author.
Does it stop me from saving?
No. It warns you before you save, and the save button works exactly as it did. What you do about the warning is up to you.
Does it change my content?
No. Sobol Safe Save only ever reads. The changes it reports are made by WordPress itself, and would happen whether or not this plugin is installed — the difference is that you now know about them.
Does it slow down the editor?
The check runs on your own server a short pause after you stop typing, never on every keystroke, and it stops asking altogether for users whose content is not filtered. The delay is configurable.
Does it work on multisite?
Yes, and that is where it matters most: on multisite only the super admin may post unfiltered HTML, so a site’s own administrator loses content exactly as an author does.
What about the classic editor?
Not yet. This version covers the block editor only. Classic editor support is written and works, but it is not shipped until it has the same end-to-end test coverage as everything else here.
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
Sobol Safe Save: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Sobol Safe Save free?
Yes. Sobol Safe Save is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sobol Safe Save safe to use in 2026?
Sobol Safe Save is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 2 weeks ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sobol Safe Save?
Sobol Safe Save is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 111 times since it launched in September 2026. It was downloaded 113 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sobol Safe Save work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Sobol Safe Save up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.8 or newer.
What PHP version does Sobol Safe Save need?
Sobol Safe Save requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Sobol Safe Save last updated?
The latest version, 0.1.0, was released on September 28, 2026 (2 weeks ago).
Who makes Sobol Safe Save?
Sobol Safe Save is developed and maintained by lsobolew.
What are the best alternatives to Sobol Safe Save?
The most popular alternatives to Sobol Safe Save are One Click Demo Import (1M+ installs), Advanced Excerpt (80K+ installs) and Rara One Click Demo Import (20K+ installs).
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