WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs WP URL Extension

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

WP URL Extension

by EviLex

10+ installs

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for WP URL Extension.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, WP URL Extension about 1.
WP URL Extension has no reviews yet.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Jun 11, 2019 for WP URL Extension.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.1.28 for WP URL Extension.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2019 for WP URL Extension.

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

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	WP URL Extension
Popular rank	#2,401	#32,861
Active installs	8K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	899	24
Rating	5.0(41)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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