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Visual Term Description Editor vs WP Editor Widget (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
View Visual Term Description Editor
VS
WP Editor Widget

WP Editor Widget

4.6(18)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 years ago
View WP Editor Widget

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 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while WP Editor Widget has 153K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Visual Term Description Editor
◄
WP Editor Widget4.6/5
Total Reviews
21Visual Term Description Editor
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WP Editor Widget18
Active Installs
20K+Visual Term Description Editor
◄
WP Editor Widget10K+
Total Downloads
97K+Visual Term Description Editor
►
WP Editor Widget153K+
Support Resolution
N/AVisual Term Description Editor
WP Editor WidgetN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoVisual Term Description Editor
◄
WP Editor Widget5 years ago
First Released
2013Visual Term Description Editor
WP Editor Widget2013
Age
13 yearsVisual Term Description Editor
WP Editor Widget13 years
WP Requires
3.3+Visual Term Description Editor
WP Editor Widget3.5.1+
PHP Requires
5.4+Visual Term Description Editor
WP Editor Widgetfalse+
Business Model
FreeVisual Term Description Editor
WP Editor WidgetFree
Latest Version
1.8.1Visual Term Description Editor
WP Editor Widget0.6.0

Rating Breakdown

Visual Term Description Editor

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

WP Editor Widget

4.6/5(18 reviews)
5
83%
4
6%
3
6%
2
0%
1
6%

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

WP Editor Widget Reviews

by timbobo

Perfect

There is one bad review that I think is based on a mis-understanding. This plugin creates a new TYPE of widget – Rich Text, which features your current rich text editor. You can create as many differ

by Jesus Parrado Alameda

Makes easy edit text for WordPress users

Editing as in a post or page makes easy to edit text for WordPress users. Thank you!

by Goran Grudic

My users will love it

This plugin makes it easier to edit widgets with rich text and I’m sure my users will love it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Visual Term Description Editor or WP Editor Widget more popular?
Visual Term Description Editor has 20K+ active installations while WP Editor Widget has 10K+. Visual Term Description Editor is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Visual Term Description Editor or WP Editor Widget?
Visual Term Description Editor has a 5/5 rating from 21 reviews, while WP Editor Widget has a 4.6/5 rating from 18 reviews.
Are Visual Term Description Editor and WP Editor Widget free?
Visual Term Description Editor is free and WP Editor Widget is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Visual Term Description Editor or WP Editor Widget?
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 WP Editor Widget was last updated 5 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.