WordPress plugin comparison
Multiple Excerpt Lengths vs Simply Excerpts
At a glance
- Simply Excerpts has more active installs: 500+, against 70+ for Multiple Excerpt Lengths.
- On a typical day, Simply Excerpts is downloaded about 7 times, Multiple Excerpt Lengths about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simply Excerpts was updated more recently: Feb 22, 2026, against Sep 8, 2019 for Multiple Excerpt Lengths.
- Simply Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Multiple Excerpt Lengths.
- Simply Excerpts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Multiple Excerpt Lengths.
Line by line
Simply Excerpts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Multiple Excerpt Lengths |  Simply Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,668 | #8,826 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 49 | 120 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 7 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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