WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Excerpt vs Text Control
At a glance
- Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Text Control.
- On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 296 times, Text Control about 3.
- Text Control is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.3 from 101 reviews.
- Advanced Excerpt was updated more recently: Aug 1, 2026, against Oct 31, 2013 for Text Control.
- Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Text Control.
- Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Text Control.
Line by line
Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Excerpt |  Text Control |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #541 | #13,619 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.2K | 87 |
| Rating | 4.3(101) | 4.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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