Title: Rich Category Editor
Author: Andrea Pernici
Published: <strong>November 16, 2009</strong>
Last modified: February 6, 2010

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Rich Category Editor

 By [Andrea Pernici](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreapernici/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/rich-category-editor.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rich-category-editor/)

## Description

Add TinyMce to the Category and Tag Description.

More info:

 * More info on [Rich Category Editor](http://andreapernici.com/wordpress/rich-category-editor/),
   with info on how to install it.
 * Check out the other [WordPress plugins](http://www.andreapernici.com/wordpress/)
   by the same author, and read his blog: [Andrea](http://www.andreapernici.com).

**Changelog**

#### 1.0.2

 * Fixed php open tag bug (thanks to Aaron Adams)

#### 1.0.1

 * Added function to use image in category and tag section — RichCategoryEditor::
   display_desc() – thanks to Max Bond – http://www.q2w3.ru/

#### 1.0.0

 * Add tinyMCE to the Category and Tag Description

## Installation

Download, Upgrading, Installation:

Upgrade

 1. First deactivate Rich Category Editor
 2. Remove the `rich-category-editor` directory

**Install**

 1. Unzip the `rich-category-editor.zip` file.
 2. Upload the the `rich-category-editor` folder (not just the files in it!) to your`
    wp-contents/plugins` folder. If you’re using FTP, use ‘binary’ mode.

**Activate**

 1. In your WordPress administration, go to the Plugins page
 2. Activate the Rich Category Editor plugin and you will see TiniMCE on your category/
    tag edit page.

If you find any bugs or have any ideas, please mail me.

**Advanced Users**

For advanced use of the plugin, see the [Rich Category Editor](http://andreapernici.com/wordpress/rich-category-editor/)
page on [Andrea](http://www.andreapernici.com/)
 Use RichCategoryEditor::display_desc()
in your template file instead of category_description() function.

## FAQ

Please before asking question read post and comments here http://andreapernici.com/
wordpress/rich-category-editor/

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Rich Category Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Andrea Pernici ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreapernici/)

[Translate “Rich Category Editor” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/rich-category-editor)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rich-category-editor/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/rich-category-editor/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rich-category-editor/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rich-category-editor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **16 years ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.9.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/)
 * Tags
 * [category](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[tinyMCE](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tinymce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/rich-category-editor/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Andrea Pernici ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreapernici/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rich-category-editor/)

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