WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Excerpt vs Postex Advanced Shipping Method

Advanced Excerpt

by WPKube

80K+ installs4.3

Postex Advanced Shipping Method

by postexdevelopers

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 200+ for Postex Advanced Shipping Method.
On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 288 times, Postex Advanced Shipping Method about 25.
Postex Advanced Shipping Method is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 101 reviews.
Postex Advanced Shipping Method was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Aug 1, 2026 for Advanced Excerpt.
Postex Advanced Shipping Method is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Advanced Excerpt.
Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for Postex Advanced Shipping Method.

Advanced Excerpt leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Excerpt	Postex Advanced Shipping Method
Popular rank	#541	#12,635
Active installs	80K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	10.5K	1K
Rating	4.3(101)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.46
Last release	3 months ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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