Visual Term Description Editor vs Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Visual Term Description Editor
20K+ active installs
Free
Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC)
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Visual Term Description Editor has a higher user rating (5/5 from 21 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) has 137K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Visual Term Description Editor | Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 3.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 21 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 97K+ | ► | 137K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 3 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2007 | |
| Age | 13 years | 19 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.8.1 | 5.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Visual Term Description Editor
Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC)
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Visual Term Description Editor averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Visual Term Description Editor Reviews
still very useful
I Have still pages with the old themes and this is really useful for adding text on the category pages. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Daniel.
Great plugin – works with WP 6.3
Great plugin to allow you to make your term descriptions more visually appealing. It works just fine with WP 6.3 in lieu of implementing the block editor for term descriptions.
Great plugin!
Very simple and useful
Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) Reviews
Doesn’t Work with PHP 8.1
Hi, this has been a great plugin for many years, but when I recently upgraded my site’s PHP version from 7.4 to 8.1, the site stopped working. I have had to deactivate the plugin. Perhaps it will work
Very nice
Good. Can be parameterized and colored etc. There is only one problem: it is not possible to translate e.g. With loco translate. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by kadarlaszlo.
absolutely great
Thanks a lot for this great plugin. Really a pitty, that it looks like it will retire. The only thing I’m missing is to set my own delimiter in flat style.
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