WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs Cleanup HTML

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

Cleanup HTML

by closemarketing

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 1K+ for Cleanup HTML.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, Cleanup HTML about 9.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Nov 30, 2020 for Cleanup HTML.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.6.23 for Cleanup HTML.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Cleanup HTML.

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	Cleanup HTML
Popular rank	#2,398	#5,436
Active installs	8K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	936	190
Rating	5.0(41)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×0.66	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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