Category Editor
by kevin heath · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 8.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides the ability to add a fully functional tinymce editor and html plus shortcodes to the category description and tag description to style up the …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “category description”, “tag description” and “wp editor” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 136.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2144 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2144 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| category description your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag description your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “category description”, “tag description” and “wp editor” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 594 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.9y ago
latest release · v3.8.3 · 18 Dec 2020
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ akil505.1y ago
I really enjoyed this for like 30sec. I add slider to my categories, went back to category list in my admin panel and every changed category is generating sliders in my list. I cannot do ANYTHING, bc it’s covered by huge sliders. WTF?! Only fix was removing plugin form system. That’s bad!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shahid Malik6.2y ago
Great. Worked perfectly. Thank you sir..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LogoLogics6.9y ago
Great plugin to add styled description to the Woocommerce categories! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mhwallace17.0y ago
I’ve looked high and low for some way of placing an image at the top of Category pages. (And have gotten frustrated trying to code it myself, I’m just not to that level, yet.) I’m using only 6 Categories to break my site content into manageable sections. Part of my navigation structure includes images unique to each content Category. I need some way of having those images display at the top of each respective Category page (be it archive.php or otherwise). CategoryTinyMCE is doing exactly what I need and so far seems to be playing well with WP 5.2.4 and all the other plugins I have installed. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zeuspress7.1y ago
Works great and quick help through the plugin support forum if needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pullober7.6y ago
this really is a great plugin. works with WordPress 5.1 and does the job brilliantly. thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ reca267.7y ago
Doing the first steps with WP 5x and I’m very happy to found this indispensable Plug-in working. (Environment: WP 5.1 DE, Classic Editor-Plugin, TinyMCE Advanced-Plugin)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ genphiz8.0y ago
I don’t know who you are man, but I f*ck*ng love you! That’s the perfect plugin for everyone that understand a little bit SEO. Let met explain : The main weakness of a Woocommerce shop is the product category page. There’s only one field and the field is placed in front of product list. So far I had several option : Option 1 – Placing a small text in front of my product list, which give me a poor SEO rank. Option 2 – Placing a big ass text after my product list, which give me a … not ranked by google. Google consider my page as non relevant. Option 3 – Using a plugin to make a dropdown text. Google don’t give high value of dropdown text, which lead my page to go down on SERP. Option 4 is a suicide option, but by placing my big ass text in front of my product list I can get a good ranking from SEO. BUT I will get a bounce rate so high that Google end up thinking my page is poorly relevant. You gave me the best option : Put the most relevant keyword in the first description. Put all the most long tail keyword at the bottom. It give me a good ranking from the most relevant keyword and it give me an awesome long tail strategy. Man, just thank you so much for your plugin. This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by genphiz.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.8.3 code tidy up and check with latest version of WordPress 5.6 3.8.3
- — Version 3.8.2 first stage of plugin rename following request from Tiny who own the term TinyMCE 3.8.2
- — Version 3.8.1 Bug Fix – fixed bug that caused issues for sites without woocommerce installed. 3.8.1
- — Version 3.8 New feature – og:image support for WordPress categories and Woocommerce product categories. 3.8
- — Version 3.7.3 fixed bug. Opening div placed outside php buffer causing conflicts with styling and incorrectly closed div section. 3.7.3
- — Version 3.7.2 Fixed a couple of bugs on tag edit options. (seo options and image save option.) 3.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 59 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 35 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Provides the ability to add a fully functional tinymce editor and html plus shortcodes to the category desc..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("The plugin does not work").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,530 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "wp_editor" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 200 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-17 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-16 10K+ → 9K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/categorytinymce" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Category Editor — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Category Editor: 8K+ active installs, 4.5★ (22 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/categorytinymce
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