WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs Half Baked Category Colours

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

Half Baked Category Colours

by emrysh

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against fewer than 10 for Half Baked Category Colours.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, Half Baked Category Colours about 2.
Half Baked Category Colours has no reviews yet.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Mar 4, 2026 for Half Baked Category Colours.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Half Baked Category Colours.

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	Half Baked Category Colours
Popular rank	#2,401	#73,196
Active installs	8K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	899	35
Rating	5.0(41)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.04
Last release	8 months ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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