Visual Term Description Editor vs Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg (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
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
4.0K+ 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 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg has 34K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Visual Term Description Editor | Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 21 | ◄ | 20 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 97K+ | ◄ | 34K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 7 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2018 | |
| Age | 13 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 5.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | 5.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.8.1 | 1.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Visual Term Description Editor
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Visual Term Description Editor averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg averaged 5.
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
Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg Reviews
Ignore this review – wrong plugin (sorry)
Ignore this review – wrong plugin (sorry) This topic was modified 5 years ago by Jonathan Camp.
Excellent addition to Gutemberg!
Gutenberg doesn’t allow me to add <sup> & </sup> even in the code editor but this plugin fills this surprising omission. Thanks!
Most of the interface cannot be translated
Despite being the leading plugin for adding Subscript and Superscript to the Gutenberg editor, most of its UI has not be coded in a way to allow translation. A fix has been sent by a member of the com
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