Advanced Excerpt vs Easy Custom Auto Excerpt
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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #545, ahead of Easy Custom Auto Excerpt at #2,728. Over the last 7 days Advanced Excerpt climbed 2 places and Easy Custom Auto Excerpt climbed 3 places. Advanced Excerpt has the largest install base, roughly 13× the next: 80K+ active installs against 6K+ for Easy Custom Auto Excerpt. Downloads this week: Advanced Excerpt 2,915 and Easy Custom Auto Excerpt 173. Ratings: Advanced Excerpt 4.3★ from 101 and Easy Custom Auto Excerpt 4.5★ from 151 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Excerpt | Easy Custom Auto Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #545 ▲ 2 | #2,728 ▲ 3 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,915 | 173 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (101) | 4.5★ (151) |
| Last updated | Aug 1, 2026 | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Current version | 4.5 | 2.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #539 | #2,728 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2007 | Mar 2013 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Excerpt or Easy Custom Auto Excerpt?
By active installs, Advanced Excerpt: 80K+ sites run it against 6K+ for Easy Custom Auto Excerpt, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 24, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Excerpt or Easy Custom Auto Excerpt?
Advanced Excerpt, at #545 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Custom Auto Excerpt at #2,728. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Advanced Excerpt or Easy Custom Auto Excerpt 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.