WordPress plugin comparison
Always Show Excerpts vs Recent Posts Widget Plus
Always Show Excerpts
by keith_wp
Fewer than 10 installs
Recent Posts Widget Plus
by Johan van der Wijk
500+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Recent Posts Widget Plus has more active installs: 500+, against fewer than 10 for Always Show Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget Plus is downloaded about 8 times, Always Show Excerpts about 1.
- Always Show Excerpts has no reviews yet.
- Always Show Excerpts was updated more recently: Apr 7, 2025, against Oct 30, 2023 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Always Show Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.4.14 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Recent Posts Widget Plus has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Always Show Excerpts.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget Plus leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Always Show Excerpts | Recent Posts Widget Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #58,010 | #9,048 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 169 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 3 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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