Allow HTML in Category Descriptions
This plugin allows you to use unfiltered HTML in your category descriptions by disabling selected WordPress filters.
5(41 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is a WordPress html plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 41 reviews. It has been downloaded 123K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 12% this week. Top alternative: Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for….
5/541 reviews
8.0K+active installs
123K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
When you add text to the category description textarea and save the category, WordPress runs content filters that strips out all but the most basic formatting tags.
This plugin disables those filters for roles with the necessary permissions. Any html code you add to the category description will not be stripped out.
This plugin does not do anything other than disable the filters. It does not protect you from entering invalid HTML, nor does it help you create WYSIWYG HTML. You can use the post or page composing screen to help you create the text and formatting. Switch to the ‘code’ tab and copy the HTML code into the category description field.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Work well with WordPress 6
by Nicolas Reznikoff·3 years ago
Work well with WordPress 6, tested version 6.0.2 and no errors in the logs.
Html filters are perfectly disabled on the category description.
For example, now the addition of parameters and properties on the links are possible.
< a href=”./?order=alpha” class=”aa”>Order< /a>
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- This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Nicolas Reznikoff.
- This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Nicolas Reznikoff.
Simple et efficace
by dmsr·3 years ago·1 reply
Très pratique et fort utile!
Also works for WooCommerce product categories
by billcv·3 years ago·1 reply
I have had HTML in my product category descriptions for years. Every new WordPress release seems to break long-standing features, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I edited a product category and found the HTML stripped out. I took a look at what this plugin does and thought it would probably fix the problem and, indeed, it does. Thanks!
Perfekt!
by Jan·5 years ago·1 reply
Vielen Dank 🙂
EXACTLY what I want
by iainlaird·5 years ago·1 reply
This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for for 3 months. Thank you so much. Now I can actually make my links LOOK like links on my category pages.
Download Trends
Today: 72Yesterday: 51This week: 406Period total: 13K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
99.7%
v1.1
0.3%
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Changelog
1.2.5
- Update tested wordpress versions to 6.9.1
- Fix CVE-2026-0693
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