Allow HTML in Category Descriptions vs Post Category Filter (WP Admin)

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

by Arno Esterhuizen

Health A86

Post Category Filter (WP Admin)

by Ivijan-Stefan Stipic

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions Post Category Filter (WP Admin)

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Allow HTML in Category Descriptions	Post Category Filter (WP Admin)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	8K–9K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	88/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	92/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.75★ ✓	4.64★
Reviews	41 ✓	25
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.0K ✓	952
Category	Search	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Allow HTML in Category Descriptions Post Category Filter (WP Admin)

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.