WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs HTML Regex Replace

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

HTML Regex Replace

by Nick Lugovskoy

10+ installs

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for HTML Regex Replace.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, HTML Regex Replace about 1.
HTML Regex Replace has no reviews yet.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Jan 19, 2012 for HTML Regex Replace.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.3.2 for HTML Regex Replace.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for HTML Regex Replace.

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

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	HTML Regex Replace
Popular rank	#2,398	#29,971
Active installs	8K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	936	25
Rating	5.0(41)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×0.66	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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