Animate It! vs Excerpt Tools
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
Animate It! leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,120, ahead of Excerpt Tools at #10,775. Over the last 7 days Animate It! held its place and Excerpt Tools slipped 5 places. Animate It! has the largest install base, roughly 67× the next: 20K+ active installs against 300+ for Excerpt Tools. Downloads this week: Animate It! 1,267 and Excerpt Tools 34. Ratings: Animate It! 4.9★ from 127 and Excerpt Tools 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Animate It! | Excerpt Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,120 ▬ | #10,775 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,267 | 34 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (127) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Sep 11, 2026 | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Current version | 3.0.7 | 0.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,113 | #10,668 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Nov 2009 |
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, Animate It! or Excerpt Tools?
By active installs, Animate It!: 20K+ sites run it against 300+ for Excerpt Tools, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Animate It! or Excerpt Tools?
Animate It!, at #1,120 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Excerpt Tools at #10,775. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Animate It! or Excerpt Tools 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.