WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs Simple Quick Tags

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

Simple Quick Tags

by Shawn Hayes

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Simple Quick Tags.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, Simple Quick Tags about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Jun 13, 2015 for Simple Quick Tags.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Simple Quick Tags.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Simple Quick Tags.

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

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	Simple Quick Tags
Popular rank	#2,401	#30,863
Active installs	8K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	899	41
Rating	5.0(41)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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