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Advanced Excerpt

by WPKube · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.7 PHP 7.4+

Advanced Excerpt has 80,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,617,236 downloads all time. It was downloaded 10,388 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Advanced Excerpt at a glance

Active installs
80,000+
Total downloads
1,617,236
Downloads, last 30 days
10,388
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Advanced Excerpt well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 2
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, not yet with the current 7.1.3
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

Download and install history

18,170 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Advanced Excerpt downloads per day05001k1.5k2kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Advanced Excerpt active installs025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Advanced Excerpt rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Advanced Excerpt review count050100150200Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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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
7.0.7
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 October 22, 2026.

Is Advanced Excerpt still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Does Advanced Excerpt have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 2 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.