WordPress plugin comparison
Always Show Excerpts vs Excerpt Tools
At a glance
- Excerpt Tools has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for Always Show Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Excerpt Tools is downloaded about 6 times, Always Show Excerpts about 1.
- Always Show Excerpts has no reviews yet.
- Always Show Excerpts was updated more recently: Apr 7, 2025, against Nov 17, 2020 for Excerpt Tools.
- Always Show Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.5.0 for Excerpt Tools.
- Excerpt Tools has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Always Show Excerpts.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Always Show Excerpts |  Excerpt Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #58,010 | #10,747 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 116 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 5.5.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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