WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts with Excerpts vs Simply Excerpts
Recent Posts with Excerpts
by Stephanie Leary
700+ installs5.0
Simply Excerpts
by A. Jones
500+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Recent Posts with Excerpts has more active installs: 700+, against 500+ for Simply Excerpts.
- On a typical day, Simply Excerpts is downloaded about 7 times, Recent Posts with Excerpts about 6.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simply Excerpts was updated more recently: Feb 22, 2026, against Jun 30, 2016 for Recent Posts with Excerpts.
- Simply Excerpts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.8.34 for Recent Posts with Excerpts.
- Recent Posts with Excerpts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Simply Excerpts.
Line by line
Simply Excerpts leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts with Excerpts | Simply Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,011 | #8,826 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 91 | 120 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 10 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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