WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Category Excluder vs Search Exclude
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against 600+ for Advanced Category Excluder.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Advanced Category Excluder about 7.
- Search Exclude is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 218 reviews, against 3.3 from 16 reviews.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Sep 18, 2013 for Advanced Category Excluder.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Advanced Category Excluder.
- Advanced Category Excluder has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Search Exclude.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Category Excluder |  Search Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,359 | #724 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 122 | 18.1K |
| Rating | 3.3(16) | 4.8(218) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.37 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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