A TinyMCE Editor for Tags, Categories, and Taxonomies

The Rich Text Tags Plugin allows you to edit tag descriptions, category descriptions, and taxonomy descriptions using WordPress' built in rich-text editor. Switch between WYSIWYG and HTML editing modes with the click of a link. Use the WordPress uploader to insert images from your computer or site's Media Library.

Use the WordPress functions tag_description() and category_description() in your theme to show the descriptions. To learn how to show taxonomy descriptions, read more on the plugin page.

Features

• Edit term descriptions with WordPress's built-in WYSIWYG editor
• Works with custom taxonomies (and custom post types, introduced in WP 3.0)
• Now supports user biography fields!

What is the license of this plugin?

• This plugin is released under a GPL license.

Neat plugin page image.

Thanks, it's by Lauren Manning.

1.8 on April 11, 2016

• Added compatibility with WordPress 4.5
• Fixed translations

1.7.3

• Fixed "Undefined variable" PHP warning referenced here

1.7.2

• Re-added shortened term descriptions in Term view.

1.7.1

• Fixed HTML "quick tags" button width

1.7

• Added Media description support

1.6.3

• Fixed bug that made the password fields disappear in Edit User & User Profile screens.

1.6.2

• Made plugin load even later to allow for more custom taxonomies.

1.6.1

• Fixed issue with filters stripping tags.

1.6

• Added support for rich text editing user biography fields!
• Made load a little later for support of more taxonomies

1.5.2

• Plugin now loads later to allow for custom taxonomies

1.5.1

• Fixed: restored do_shortcode filter on term descriptions

1.5

• The plugin now uses WordPress's built-in wp_editor() and requires WordPress 3.3
• Added localization support (multiple languages)

1.4

• Improved functionality in WordPress 3.2.1
• Fixed First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'wp_tiny_mce_preload_dialogs' error (issue 625561 and 603480
• Improved plugin layout on main taxonomy page

1.3.3

• Fixed issue #537590, where the rich text editor's link button wouldn't work. Thanks to DeannaS

1.3.2

• Fixed "Attempt to assign property of non-object error" as reported by chp2009

1.3.1

• Shortened term description in the Edit page so the table doesn't get too long (good idea, DL). You can modify the length with the term_excerpt_length filter.

1.3

• Added support for NextGen Gallery
• Improved Media Buttons support by gathering up stray link buttons
• Added shortcode functionality for term descriptions (tags, categories and taxonomies). Shortcodes will now work in these descriptions.

1.2.1

• Fixed whitespace from being stripped in HTML mode

1.2

• Fixed issue where toggling between rich text and HTML editors removed paragraphs and line breaks (issue 473880)

1.1

• Added support for WordPress 3.0+
• Improved code structure
• Fixed issues with rich text being stripped by WordPress (issue 386264 and 460685

1.0.3.1

• Added additional GPL license information

1.0.3

• Added editor uploader/media library capability

1.0.2

• Improved Javascript to use jQuery
• Improved placement of Toggle link
• Added remove_filter( 'pre_term_description', 'wp_filter_kses' ); code to allow for HTML in tag, category, and taxonomy descriptions -- since that's what this plugin does 🙂

1.0.1

• Updated the readme.txt file to make clearer

1.0

• First version of plugin
• Added link to disable Rich Text Editor

• Upload the rich-text-tags folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress