Advanced Excerpt vs Contemplate
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Advanced Excerpt ranks #547 on the popular list; Contemplate is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Advanced Excerpt has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 40+ for Contemplate. Downloads this week: Advanced Excerpt 2,126 and Contemplate 16. Ratings: Advanced Excerpt 4.3★ from 101 and Contemplate 4.3★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Excerpt | Contemplate |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #547 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,126 | 16 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (101) | 4.3★ (3) |
| Last updated | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.5 | 2.11 |
| Best rank on record | #539 | #22,382 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2007 | Jun 2010 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Excerpt or Contemplate?
By active installs, Advanced Excerpt: 80K+ sites run it against 40+ for Contemplate, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are Advanced Excerpt or Contemplate alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.