WordPress plugin comparison
Excerpts for Pages vs Simply Excerpts
At a glance
- Simply Excerpts has more active installs: 500+, against 400+ for Excerpts for Pages.
- On a typical day, Simply Excerpts is downloaded about 7 times, Excerpts for Pages about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simply Excerpts was updated more recently: Feb 22, 2026, against Apr 18, 2017 for Excerpts for Pages.
- Simply Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.6.1 for Excerpts for Pages.
- Excerpts for Pages has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Simply Excerpts.
Line by line
Simply Excerpts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Excerpts for Pages |  Simply Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,291 | #8,836 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 129 | 119 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 8 months 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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