WordPress plugin comparison

Archive Content with Archived Post Status vs Compact Archives

Archive Content with Archived Post Status

by Joshua David Nelson

5K+ installs4.9

Compact Archives

by Syed Balkhi

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Archive Content with Archived Post Status has more active installs: 5K+, against 2K+ for Compact Archives.
On a typical day, Archive Content with Archived Post Status is downloaded about 145 times, Compact Archives about 18.
Compact Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.9 from 36 reviews.
Archive Content with Archived Post Status was updated more recently: Oct 24, 2026, against Feb 16, 2026 for Compact Archives.
Archive Content with Archived Post Status is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Compact Archives.
Compact Archives has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Archive Content with Archived Post Status.

Archive Content with Archived Post Status leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Archive Content with Archived Post Status	Compact Archives
Popular rank	#2,943	#5,037
Active installs	5K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.5K	423
Rating	4.9(36)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.93	×0.52
Last release	16 days ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	5.6

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