Visual Term Description Editor vs Media Library Categories (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
Media Library Categories
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 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while Media Library Categories has 560K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Visual Term Description Editor | Media Library Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 21 | ► | 52 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | 20K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 97K+ | ► | 560K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 10 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Age | 13 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.8.1 | 2.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Visual Term Description Editor
Media Library Categories
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Visual Term Description Editor averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while Media Library Categories averaged 87.
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
Media Library Categories Reviews
Not working anymore
Actually a helpful plugin. But has not been working with WPBakery Page Builder for some time now. Among other things, it blocks adding new images to a gallery. This topic was modified 2 years,
Simple and great
Simple and great plugin for adding category taxonomy to WordPress media.
Works Great
This plugin is great, super helpful. I have been using it to create categories for media items that I then use with Loopers in Theme.co’s Pro theme with Grids and Sliders. Saved me tons of work.
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