WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Classic Editor vs Visual Term Description Editor

Advanced Classic Editor

by DediData

2K+ installs4.0

Visual Term Description Editor

by Shea Bunge

10K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Visual Term Description Editor has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Advanced Classic Editor.
On a typical day, Visual Term Description Editor is downloaded about 47 times, Advanced Classic Editor about 24.
Visual Term Description Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
Advanced Classic Editor was updated more recently: Feb 13, 2026, against Aug 17, 2024 for Visual Term Description Editor.
Advanced Classic Editor resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Term Description Editor.
Advanced Classic Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Visual Term Description Editor.
Visual Term Description Editor has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Advanced Classic Editor.

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Classic Editor	Visual Term Description Editor
Popular rank	#4,606	#1,516
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	569	1.5K
Rating	4.0(10)	5.0(21)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.54	×0.15
Last release	8 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.4

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