WordPress plugin comparison

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs (x)html easy validator

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

8K+ installs5.0

(x)html easy validator

by Nikoya

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for (x)html easy validator.
On a typical day, Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is downloaded about 49 times, (x)html easy validator about 1.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions was updated more recently: Mar 5, 2026, against Aug 30, 2011 for (x)html easy validator.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.2.1 for (x)html easy validator.
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for (x)html easy validator.

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	(x)html easy validator
Popular rank	#2,398	#36,383
Active installs	8K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	899	25
Rating	5.0(41)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.65	×0.00
Last release	8 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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