WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Editor Tools vs Visual Term Description Editor

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

Visual Term Description Editor

by Shea Bunge

10K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 10K+ for Visual Term Description Editor.
On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,776 times, Visual Term Description Editor about 47.
Visual Term Description Editor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.5 from 354 reviews.
Advanced Editor Tools was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Aug 17, 2024 for Visual Term Description Editor.
Advanced Editor Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Visual Term Description Editor.
Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Visual Term Description Editor.

Advanced Editor Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Editor Tools	Visual Term Description Editor
Popular rank	#29	#1,516
Active installs	1M+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	210.2K	1.5K
Rating	4.5(354)	5.0(21)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×1.78	×0.16
Last release	2 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.4

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