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Category Description Editor

If you are organizing your blog by category and perhaps using the “Categories” menu for navigation, this plugin will help you make nice category descriptions that appear at the top of each category page. It enables the WordPress visual editor (TinyMCE) on the Edit Category admin page and lets you add or edit the descriptions the same way you write posts. It lets you add images, links, lists, font colours, headings, etc.

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Download:

Version 1.1 (requires WordPress 2.8)

Older versions:

Version 1.0 (requires WordPress 2.7)

Installation

If your theme doesn’t display category descriptions, have a look at the WordPress codex page about the category_description template tag.

Standard WordPress quick and easy installation:

  1. Download.
  2. Unzip.
  3. Upload the “cat-description-editor” folder to the plugins directory and activate the plugin.
  4. Log in WordPress and activate the plugin.
  5. Edit any category to see the changes.

Version 1.1 supports adding and editing descriptions to both categories and tags, new in WordPress 2.8. The enhanced editor is only available on the Edit Category or Edit Tag pages. To add description to a category or tag, create it first then edit it by clicking on it’s name.

Version 1.0 supports (and requires) WordPress 2.7. The enhanced editor is only available on the Edit Category page. To add description to a category, create it first then edit it by clicking on it’s name.

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73 Comments

  • #73 by AnimeHills February 7, 2010 at: 5:58 pm

    I probably did something wrong because every category has the same description for me now.

  • #72 by Omer February 4, 2010 at: 7:34 pm

    JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS FIX!

    It works now.

  • #71 by John January 26, 2010 at: 10:10 pm

    I’ve been wishing this worked on 2.9.1 as well. And just now I’ve got it to finally work.
    You need to call it like this

    $category = get_the_category();
    echo $category[0]->category_description;

    NOT

    echo category_description

    Im pumped mine’s working again.

  • #70 by Delpher January 21, 2010 at: 9:13 am

    Why Category Description Editor don’t notify new version of plugin?

  • #69 by Gil Namur January 20, 2010 at: 6:33 am

    Hi there!
    Very cool plugin .. 2 questions.

    1 – We are using WPMU 2.91 .. any known issues?
    2 – I have many articles scheduled for Feb. They do not show up in that date dropdown. Does the plugin support scheduled posts?

    Thanks and cheers,
    Gil

  • #68 by Armando Beltrán January 19, 2010 at: 8:45 am

    Not work with wordpress2 .9.1. The puglin is activated.

  • #67 by AnimeHills January 17, 2010 at: 2:00 pm

    To bad you cant keep up with this plugin because i would love to see a 2.9 compitable version

  • #66 by Mobile Pete January 14, 2010 at: 8:07 am

    Hi Andrew,

    WP 2.9.1. running here and plugin is activated.

    Is there a way to check weather the hooks are biting?

    thx alot
    pete

  • #65 by Andrew January 12, 2010 at: 12:12 pm

    @Armando, @Mobile Pete seems to be working well here both in 2.9 and 3.0-alpha. Can you make sure the plugin is activated.

  • #64 by Mobile Pete January 12, 2010 at: 6:40 am

    Hi,

    the plugin is really cool – I’m using it for a while now and quite happy with it.

    Since updating to the latest WP-Version, all formatting and pictures disappeared from the cat description.

    I understand if you have no time to keep up with the WP-Updates – could you just give me a hint as to how the edited stuff is hooked back into the code-generator?
    That would be great!

    Thx a bunch for this – it makes cats look so much better!
    Pete

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