WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Status vs Visual Term Description Editor
Categories Status
by Chetan Vaghela
30+ installs
Visual Term Description Editor
by Shea Bunge
10K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Visual Term Description Editor has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Categories Status.
- On a typical day, Visual Term Description Editor is downloaded about 44 times, Categories Status about 4.
- Categories Status has no reviews yet.
- Categories Status was updated more recently: Jul 6, 2026, against Aug 17, 2024 for Visual Term Description Editor.
- Categories Status is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Visual Term Description Editor.
- Visual Term Description Editor has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Categories Status.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Categories Status | Visual Term Description Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,079 | #1,518 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 100 | 1.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.15 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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