WordPress plugin comparison
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress vs Page Excerpt
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
by theMikeD
100+ installs5.0
Page Excerpt
by Jeremy Massel
3K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Page Excerpt has more active installs: 3K+, against 100+ for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
- On a typical day, Page Excerpt is downloaded about 12 times, Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress about 7.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress was updated more recently: Dec 15, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Page Excerpt.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.5.2 for Page Excerpt.
- Page Excerpt has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
Line by line
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress | Page Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,210 | #4,081 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 194 | 157 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 3.5.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.26 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 9 years 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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