WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Excerpt vs Smart Summary
At a glance
- Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against fewer than 10 for Smart Summary.
- On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 296 times, Smart Summary about 1.
- Smart Summary 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 Mar 12, 2025 for Smart Summary.
- Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Smart Summary.
- Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for Smart Summary.
Line by line
Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Excerpt |  Smart Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #541 | #51,832 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.2K | 27 |
| Rating | 4.3(101) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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