Show Archive Descriptions
Display category, tag and author descriptions on the appropriate archive pages.
5(1 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Show Archive Descriptions is a WordPress tag plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.
5/51 reviews
20active installs
3.0K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Show Archive Descriptions is a plugin that displays the description for a category on that category’s first archive page. It does the same for tags and author archives.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.0.8
- confirmed compatibility with WordPress 4.1
- fixed minor bug when toggling gravatars
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