WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs Dev Content Blocks

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

Dev Content Blocks

by Allon Sacks

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 200+ for Dev Content Blocks.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, Dev Content Blocks about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Dec 25, 2018 for Dev Content Blocks.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.0.31 for Dev Content Blocks.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Dev Content Blocks.

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

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	Dev Content Blocks
Popular rank	#2,398	#12,691
Active installs	8K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	936	88
Rating	5.0(41)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.66	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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