WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Excerpt vs Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

Advanced Excerpt

by WPKube

80K+ installs4.3

Markdown for WordPress and bbPress

by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine)

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 50+ for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 288 times, Markdown for WordPress and bbPress about 3.
Markdown for WordPress and bbPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 101 reviews.
Advanced Excerpt was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against May 21, 2008 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.5.1 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.
Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2008 for Markdown for WordPress and bbPress.

Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Excerpt	Markdown for WordPress and bbPress
Popular rank	#541	#20,689
Active installs	80K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.5K	52
Rating	4.3(101)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	2.5.1
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	18 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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