Excerpt Tools vs Advanced Excerpt

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D45

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Excerpt Tools moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Excerpt Tools	Advanced Excerpt
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	80K–90K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	101 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	40/100	82/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	6.0y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	136	11.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	4.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Excerpt ToolsAdvanced Excerpt

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.