WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI

by Kharis Sulistiyono

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 20+ for WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Nov 9, 2013 for WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.7.41 for WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI.

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

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI
Popular rank	#2,401	#27,009
Active installs	8K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	899	32
Rating	5.0(41)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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