Visual Term Description Editor vs ACF Autosize (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
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 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while ACF Autosize has 41K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Visual Term Description Editor | ACF Autosize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 21 | ◄ | 20 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 97K+ | ◄ | 41K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 4 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2018 | |
| Age | 13 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 3.6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | 7.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.8.1 | 2.0.15 |
Rating Breakdown
Visual Term Description Editor
ACF Autosize
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Visual Term Description Editor averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while ACF Autosize averaged 11.
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
ACF Autosize Reviews
Should be core
I used ACF Pro for the first time today and within 15 minutes I had made myself a repeater field and encountered this problem. Bonkers that this isn’t baked into such an expensive product.
5 Stars..really hope this plugin continues development
Such a great plugin to fix a simple usability problem thank you.
Still works perfectly
Still works and does exactly what you want it to do. Definitely a gold 5 star experience! This topic was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by eagerbob. This topic was modified 2 years, 12
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