WordPress plugin comparison
AddQuicktag vs Visual Term Description Editor
AddQuicktag
by Frank Bueltge
100K+ installs4.7
Visual Term Description Editor
by Shea Bunge
10K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- AddQuicktag has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Visual Term Description Editor.
- On a typical day, AddQuicktag is downloaded about 478 times, Visual Term Description Editor about 47.
- Visual Term Description Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.7 from 44 reviews.
- AddQuicktag was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Aug 17, 2024 for Visual Term Description Editor.
- AddQuicktag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Visual Term Description Editor.
- AddQuicktag has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Visual Term Description Editor.
Line by line
AddQuicktag leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | AddQuicktag | Visual Term Description Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #390 | #1,516 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.5K | 1.5K |
| Rating | 4.7(44) | 5.0(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.12 | ×0.15 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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