Visual Term Description Editor vs xili-tidy-tags (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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VS
xili-tidy-tags

xili-tidy-tags

4.5(8)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year 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 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Visual Term Description Editor has accumulated 97K+ total downloads while xili-tidy-tags has 50K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags4.5/5
Total Reviews
21Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags8
Active Installs
20K+Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags1.0K+
Total Downloads
97K+Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags50K+
Support Resolution
N/AVisual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tagsN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoVisual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags1 year ago
First Released
2013Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags2009
Age
13 yearsVisual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags17 years
WP Requires
3.3+Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags4.6+
PHP Requires
5.4+Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tagsfalse+
Business Model
FreeVisual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tagsFree
Latest Version
1.8.1Visual Term Description Editor
xili-tidy-tags1.12.06

Rating Breakdown

Visual Term Description Editor

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

xili-tidy-tags

4.5/5(8 reviews)
5
75%
4
13%
3
0%
2
13%
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

xili-tidy-tags Reviews

by thesimpleitalians

Great plugin!

I’ve used this both on bilingual sites and single language sites. Works great, is easy to use and setup. Saved me a lot of time. I now have a tag widget for each category, instead of one super long ta

by successdoc

Great support!

This is a great plugin for using different tag groupings in both posts and pages and support is fast and fully explanatory for non-techies!

by barabadam

tags are made to be grouped, and this plugin makes it possible

the power of this plugin is being able to leverage associated tags without being stuck in a hierarchy. anyone who uses tags extensively needs this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Visual Term Description Editor or xili-tidy-tags more popular?
Visual Term Description Editor has 20K+ active installations while xili-tidy-tags has 1.0K+. Visual Term Description Editor is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Visual Term Description Editor or xili-tidy-tags?
Visual Term Description Editor has a 5/5 rating from 21 reviews, while xili-tidy-tags has a 4.5/5 rating from 8 reviews.
Are Visual Term Description Editor and xili-tidy-tags free?
Visual Term Description Editor is free and xili-tidy-tags is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Visual Term Description Editor or xili-tidy-tags?
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 xili-tidy-tags was last updated 1 year ago.

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