Taxonomy TinyMCE
This plugin replaces a taxonomy term description textarea with the buildin TinyMCE WYSIWYG.
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Taxonomy TinyMCE shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 38/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (900+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Taxonomy TinyMCE stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| category description | >100 |
| taxonomy description | >100 |
| term description | >100 |
| tinyMCE | >100 |
| wp_editor | #40 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 5 reviews
About Taxonomy TinyMCE
From the official readme · v2.0Description
This plugin replaces a taxonomy term description textarea with the buildin TinyMCE WYSIWYG.
Do you want to help? https://github.com/jmslbam/Taxonomy-TinyMCE/
Contributors:
- Jaime Martinez ( @jmslbam / jaimemartinez.nl )
Notes
- This plugin needs at least WordPress 3.3 to work as it uses the new wp_editor call introduced in WP 3.3.
- This plugin is a inspired by CategoryTinyMCE and WooDojo.
Installation
- Upload Taxonomy-TinyMCE folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install via Plugin screen within WordPress.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to your custom taxonomy edit pages and start to write!
Changelog
2014.11.04 – version 2.0
* Used WooDojo’s code, because mine was broken and I didn’t want to have a broken plugin in the repo. So thanks WooThemes, visit them on http://www.woothemes.com/woodojo/.
2012.02.20 – version 1.0
* Migrated from Category TinyMCE to Taxonomy TinyMCE
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Taxonomy TinyMCE: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Taxonomy TinyMCE free?
Yes. Taxonomy TinyMCE is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Taxonomy TinyMCE safe to use in 2026?
Taxonomy TinyMCE shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 38/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Taxonomy TinyMCE?
Taxonomy TinyMCE is active on 900+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,398 times since it launched in February 2012. It was downloaded 127 times in the last 30 days.
Does Taxonomy TinyMCE work with WordPress 7.1?
Taxonomy TinyMCE is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Taxonomy TinyMCE last updated?
The latest version, 2.0, was released on December 9, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Taxonomy TinyMCE?
Taxonomy TinyMCE is developed and maintained by jmslbam.
What are the best alternatives to Taxonomy TinyMCE?
The most popular alternatives to Taxonomy TinyMCE are Category Editor (8K+ installs), Reusable Product Descriptio… (100+ installs) and LexiTerm (<10 installs).
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