Advanced Excerpt vs mPress Custom Feed Excerpts
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 #541, ahead of mPress Custom Feed Excerpts at #16,276. Over the last 7 days Advanced Excerpt climbed 5 places and mPress Custom Feed Excerpts slipped 41 places. Advanced Excerpt has the largest install base, roughly 800× the next: 80K+ active installs against 100+ for mPress Custom Feed Excerpts. Downloads this week: Advanced Excerpt 3,867 and mPress Custom Feed Excerpts 20. Ratings: Advanced Excerpt 4.3★ from 101 and mPress Custom Feed Excerpts 5★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Advanced Excerpt | mPress Custom Feed Excerpts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #541 ▲ 5 | #16,276 ▼ 41 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,867 | 20 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (101) | 5★ (3) |
| Last updated | Aug 1, 2026 | Jul 30, 2017 |
| Current version | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #538 | #16,090 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2007 | Nov 2012 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Excerpt or mPress Custom Feed Excerpts?
By active installs, Advanced Excerpt: 80K+ sites run it against 100+ for mPress Custom Feed Excerpts, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Advanced Excerpt or mPress Custom Feed Excerpts?
Advanced Excerpt, at #541 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with mPress Custom Feed Excerpts at #16,276. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Advanced Excerpt or mPress Custom Feed Excerpts 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.