WordPress plugin comparison
Excerpt Tools vs Excerpt Customizer
At a glance
- Excerpt Tools has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for Excerpt Customizer.
- On a typical day, Excerpt Tools is downloaded about 6 times, Excerpt Customizer about 2.
- Excerpt Customizer has no reviews yet.
- Excerpt Customizer was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2025, against Nov 17, 2020 for Excerpt Tools.
- Excerpt Customizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.5.0 for Excerpt Tools.
- Excerpt Tools has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for Excerpt Customizer.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Excerpt Tools |  Excerpt Customizer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,747 | #71,440 |
| Active installs | 300+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 116 | 37 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.0 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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