WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Excerpt vs Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments

Advanced Excerpt

by WPKube

80K+ installs4.3

Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments

by Scott Reilly

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 30+ for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 288 times, Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments about 3.
Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 101 reviews.
Advanced Excerpt was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Apr 16, 2025 for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.
Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments.

Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Excerpt	Expandable Dashboard Recent Comments
Popular rank	#541	#23,496
Active installs	80K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.5K	103
Rating	4.3(101)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.10
Last release	3 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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