WordPress plugin comparison
Excerpt Tools vs Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
Excerpt Tools
by Marcus Downing
300+ installs5.0
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
by theMikeD
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Excerpt Tools has more active installs: 300+, against 100+ for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
- On a typical day, Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is downloaded about 7 times, Excerpt Tools about 6.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress was updated more recently: Dec 15, 2025, against Nov 17, 2020 for Excerpt Tools.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.5.0 for Excerpt Tools.
- Excerpt Tools has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
Line by line
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Excerpt Tools | Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,746 | #15,284 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 116 | 194 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.0 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.26 |
| Last release | 6 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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