WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Post Excerpt vs Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid

Advanced Post Excerpt

by Steve Grunwell

2K+ installs5.0

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid

by BoldGrid

50K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid has more active installs: 50K+, against 2K+ for Advanced Post Excerpt.
On a typical day, Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid is downloaded about 85 times, Advanced Post Excerpt about 15.
Advanced Post Excerpt is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 140 reviews.
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid was updated more recently: Sep 25, 2026, against Dec 18, 2023 for Advanced Post Excerpt.
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Advanced Post Excerpt.
Advanced Post Excerpt has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid.

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Post Excerpt	Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid
Popular rank	#4,458	#766
Active installs	2K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	235	3.1K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.7(140)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×1.03
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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