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Advanced Excerpt

by WPKube · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Advanced Excerpt has 80,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,600,044 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Advanced Excerpt at a glance

Active installs
80,000+
Total downloads
1,600,044
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Advanced Excerpt well maintained?

Support threads resolved
2 of 3
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
9%
9 of 101 reviews on WordPress.org

Advanced Excerpt reviews and ratings

101 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

101 reviews

5★
74
4★
10
3★
4
2★
4
1★
9

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Details

Control the appearance of WordPress post excerpts

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • content
  • excerpt
  • formatting
  • post
  • post excerpt

More from WPKube

Version
4.5
Last updated
Aug 1, 2026
First published
Aug 28, 2007
Requires WordPress
3.2
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Advanced Excerpt FAQ

How many active installs does Advanced Excerpt have?

WordPress.org reports 80,000+ active installs for Advanced Excerpt as of September 7, 2026.

Is Advanced Excerpt still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Advanced Excerpt have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 2 of 3 recent support threads for Advanced Excerpt are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Advanced Excerpt free?

Advanced Excerpt is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.