WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Post Excerpt vs Simply Excerpts
At a glance
- Advanced Post Excerpt has more active installs: 2K+, against 500+ for Simply Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Advanced Post Excerpt is downloaded about 15 times, Simply Excerpts about 7.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simply Excerpts was updated more recently: Feb 22, 2026, against Dec 18, 2023 for Advanced Post Excerpt.
- Simply Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.4.14 for Advanced Post Excerpt.
- Simply Excerpts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Advanced Post Excerpt.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Post Excerpt |  Simply Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,458 | #8,826 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 235 | 120 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.06 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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