WordPress plugin comparison
Excerpt Editor vs Simple Page Ordering
At a glance
- Simple Page Ordering has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for Excerpt Editor.
- On a typical day, Simple Page Ordering is downloaded about 1,634 times, Excerpt Editor about 7.
- Simple Page Ordering is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 131 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Simple Page Ordering was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Dec 17, 2009 for Excerpt Editor.
- Simple Page Ordering is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Excerpt Editor.
- Excerpt Editor has been around longer: since 2007, against 2010 for Simple Page Ordering.
Line by line
Simple Page Ordering leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Excerpt Editor |  Simple Page Ordering |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,965 | #303 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 138 | 42.3K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.7(131) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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