WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Category Excluder vs Search and Replace
At a glance
- Search and Replace has more active installs: 9K+, against 600+ for Advanced Category Excluder.
- On a typical day, Search and Replace is downloaded about 37 times, Advanced Category Excluder about 7.
- Advanced Category Excluder is rated higher: 3.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.1 from 23 reviews.
- Search and Replace was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against Sep 18, 2013 for Advanced Category Excluder.
- Search and Replace 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 2016 for Search and Replace.
Line by line
Search and Replace leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Category Excluder |  Search and Replace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,359 | #2,267 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 122 | 853 |
| Rating | 3.3(16) | 3.1(23) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.68 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 2 months 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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