Ricardo Gonzalez

Smilies Themer allows you to use smilies (emoticons) themes (or packs) to replace the wordpress default ones.
View page plugin for more info.
Features
<pre><code>* Works (with WP 2.2+)
* Compatible with More Smilies themes
* Options page
* Multilinguage support
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Usage
No user interaction needed. Just activate the plugin, select a smilies theme and profit!
For more info (themes, translations, etc.) visit <a href="http://rick.jinlabs.com/code/smilies-themer" title="Smilies Themer" rel="nofollow ugc">the plugin homepage</a>.
Credits
Matt Read – The plugin is a a crop of his More Smilies (now unsupported), so the major part of the credits goes to him.
License
This plugin is released in a GPL license.
Contact
Suggestion, fixes, rants, congratulations, gifts et al to rick[at]jinlabs.com or by my contact page.

Smilies Themer

Smilies Themer allows you to use smilies (emoticons) themes (or packs) to replace the wordpress default ones.

Samuel Wood (Otto)

Replace the smilies with the original versions from previous versions of WordPress.
Added bonus: Disables all “emoji” functionality in WordPress 4.2 and above.

Classic Smilies

I have been using this plugin and I proudly recommend to everyone.
PRO
- It improve performance by removing inline JS and reducing HTTP requests.
Cons
- Smiley images shouldn't be look dull. It could be appear clear like Original.

Thanks & Regards,
Gulshan

Very goood plugin, some improvement needed

Replace the smilies with the original versions from previous versions of WordPress.

Smilies Themer vs Classic Smilies