diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
index 17eb15f..ef017a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function taxonomy_update_8007() {
 
     // Create instances for existing vocabularies.
     foreach ($vocabularies as $vocabulary) {
-      $vocabulary = substr($vocabulary, strlen('taxonomy.vocabulary.'));
+      $vocabulary = substr($vocabulary, drupal_strlen('taxonomy.vocabulary.'));
       // Attaches the description field to each bundle.
       $instance = array(
         'field_name' => 'taxonomy_term_description',
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
index 741f857..92b8451 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
@@ -148,4 +148,11 @@ function standard_install() {
   theme_enable(array('seven'));
   config('system.theme')->set('admin', 'seven')->save();
   variable_set('node_admin_theme', '1');
+
+  // Configure the widget for the taxonomy term description field.
+  entity_get_form_display('taxonomy_term', 'tags', 'default')
+    ->setComponent('taxonomy_term_description', array(
+      'type' => 'text_textarea',
+    ))
+    ->save();
 }