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Visual Term Description Editor vs Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Visual Term Description Editor

Visual Term Description Editor

5(21)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…

Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…

0(0)

30 active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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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 30). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… has 1.3K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Visual Term Description Editor
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…N/A
Total Reviews
21Visual Term Description Editor
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…0
Active Installs
20K+Visual Term Description Editor
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…30
Total Downloads
97K+Visual Term Description Editor
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…1.3K+
Support Resolution
N/AVisual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…N/A
Last Updated
1 year agoVisual Term Description Editor
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Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…4 months ago
First Released
2013Visual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…2025
Age
13 yearsVisual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…1 year
WP Requires
3.3+Visual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…5.0+
PHP Requires
5.4+Visual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…7.0+
Business Model
FreeVisual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…Free
Latest Version
1.8.1Visual Term Description Editor
Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…1.3.1

Rating Breakdown

Visual Term Description Editor

5/5(21 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Visual Term Description Editor Reviews

by Daniel

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.

by Hugh Lashbrooke

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.

by marcomassimo

Great plugin!

Very simple and useful

Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Visual Term Description Editor or Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… more popular?
Visual Term Description Editor has 20K+ active installations while Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… has 30. Visual Term Description Editor is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Visual Term Description Editor or Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…?
Visual Term Description Editor has a 5/5 rating from 21 reviews, while Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Visual Term Description Editor and Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… free?
Visual Term Description Editor is free and Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Visual Term Description Editor or Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Visual Term Description Editor was last updated 1 year ago and Taxonomy Meta Box Filter – Search… was last updated 4 months ago.

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