WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Excerpt vs WP-UTF8-Excerpt
At a glance
- Advanced Excerpt has more active installs: 80K+, against 700+ for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
- On a typical day, Advanced Excerpt is downloaded about 288 times, WP-UTF8-Excerpt about 8.
- WP-UTF8-Excerpt 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 Nov 30, 2021 for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
- Advanced Excerpt is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.8.19 for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
- Advanced Excerpt has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
Line by line
Advanced Excerpt leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Excerpt |  WP-UTF8-Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #541 | #7,814 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.5K | 115 |
| Rating | 4.3(101) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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