Best post excerpts plugins for WordPress
The most popular post excerpts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MZ Post and Page Excerpts Widgets leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Always Show Excerpts (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “Post Excerpts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 post excerpts plugins
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MZ Post and Page Excerpts WidgetsThe most installed post excerpts plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
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Always Show ExcerptsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “Post Excerpts”
MZ Post and Page Excerpts Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:241#29,677by maztch13 years ago
Creates widgets that display excerpts from posts or pages in the sidebar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Always Show Excerpts
Down in the last 7 days:2,882#61,198by keith_wp1 year ago
On selected types of indexes, choose to always show the excerpts for a post instead of the full post content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day