WordPress plugin comparison
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress vs WP-UTF8-Excerpt
Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
by theMikeD
100+ installs5.0
WP-UTF8-Excerpt
by BettyJJ
700+ installs5.0
At a glance
- WP-UTF8-Excerpt has more active installs: 700+, against 100+ for Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress.
- On a typical day, WP-UTF8-Excerpt is downloaded about 8 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 30, 2021 for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
- Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.8.19 for WP-UTF8-Excerpt.
- WP-UTF8-Excerpt 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 | Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress | WP-UTF8-Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,210 | #7,814 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 194 | 115 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.26 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 5 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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