WordPress plugin comparison
WP CN Excerpt vs Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
At a glance
- Both have 100+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is downloaded about 7 times, WP CN Excerpt about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress was updated more recently: Dec 15, 2025, against Jan 22, 2016 for WP CN Excerpt.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for WP CN Excerpt.
- WP CN Excerpt has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
Line by line
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  WP CN Excerpt |  Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16,614 | #15,210 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 194 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.26 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 10 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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