WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Excerpt vs Custom Excerpts
At a glance
- Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 40+ for Custom Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 288 times, Custom Excerpts about 2.
- Custom Excerpts has no reviews yet.
- Advanced Excerpt was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Feb 1, 2009 for Custom Excerpts.
- Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.7 for Custom Excerpts.
- Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Custom Excerpts.
Line by line
Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Excerpt |  Custom Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #541 | #21,600 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.5K | 55 |
| Rating | 4.3(101) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 2.7 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 18 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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