WordPress plugin comparison

Exclude Pages vs Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode

Exclude Pages

by Simon Wheatley

20K+ installs4.9

Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode

by salubrio

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Exclude Pages has more active installs: 20K+, against 80+ for Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode.
On a typical day, Exclude Pages is downloaded about 36 times, Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode about 3.
Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 47 reviews.
Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode was updated more recently: Mar 26, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Exclude Pages.
Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.4.2 for Exclude Pages.
Exclude Pages has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode.

Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Exclude Pages	Subpage as Expandable Text Shortcode
Popular rank	#1,087	#17,918
Active installs	20K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	718	51
Rating	4.9(47)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.11
Last release	9 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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