Advanced Excerpt
by WPKube · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 199.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Control the appearance of WordPress post excerpts
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
80K+
≈82K estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content” and “post” for “appearance” and “smilies”. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “appearance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smilies” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 80K of 1.6M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 91 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 101 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| excerpt your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post excerpt your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| excerpts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post excerpts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ellipsis | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress excerpt | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| custom excerpt | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| length | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| cut | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| character count | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| page excerpt | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| appearance | #5 | #7 | down 3 |
| formatting your tag | #6 | #8 | down 2 |
| word count | #8 | #5 | down 4 |
| smilies | #13 | #8 | 0 |
| characters | #14 | #13 | down 8 |
| content formatting | #15 | #13 | 0 |
| markup | #17 | #17 | down 3 |
| character | #17 | #14 | down 2 |
| words | #19 | #13 | up 1 |
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
73 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 52 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content” and “post” for “appearance” and “smilies”. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “appearance” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “smilies” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 45.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v4.5 · 1 Aug 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “80K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 80K.
At the current install trend, crossing 90K+ in roughly 597 days.
Install history since 14 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pipspeak1.0y ago
It looked promising, feature wise, but is not working on WordPress 6.8.3 running Twenty Twenty-Five theme — has no effect on the default Excerpt block and no other custom excerpt block seems to have been created by the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ibiza691.4y ago
Is this plugin still being maintained by its developers? It hasn’t been updated in a year? What version of PHP does it support? I’d also like to ask if there’s support, given that we’ve read many questions here and none have been answered. For this reason, if not, we should inform WordPress that this plugin is no longer being maintained or serving its users, so they can remove it from the repository.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pundarikaksa1.4y ago
It’s a real pity… 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eoik1.6y ago
Hi, I’m using it with twenty twenty-one and wp latest version, and it’s working almost totally fine.The Read-more link is not showing where there is an excerpt.And it is sometimes not well aligned (aligned on the left border of the screen), when i’m using columns (after a div styled with : wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex ) This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by eoik.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nealumphred1.9y ago
Love love love this plugin! It really makes the excerpts for each article on my blog’s old-fashioned home page look fantastic. Keep on keepin’ on!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ncw01232.2y ago
Potentially a fantastic addition but unfortunately this does not appear to strip the tags in WP 6.6.1 so still unable to show links in excerpts (unless I’m missing something)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ broncom3.6y ago
Just not work, I tried other standard themes and it does not work in them either. New WP installation, no other modules or changes.Please help!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BraveThunders4.0y ago
Works like a charm WP 6.1
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.4.1 Fix – PHP 8 issue with “creation of dynamic property” being deprecated 4.4.1
- — Version 4.4.0 New – Option to generate an excerpt from the manually created excerpt (instead of showing full manual excerpt) 4.4.0
- — Version 4.3.9 New – Option to enable adding the “read more link” for custom excerpts as well 4.3.9
- — Version 4.3.8 New – Multilanguage compatibility for the “read more” text. The shortcode [advanced_excerpt_text] is used. Example [advanced_excerpt_text lang=”en_US”]English[/advanced_excerpt_text][advanced_excerpt_text lang=”de_DE”]Ge 4.3.8
- — Version 4.3.7 New – Option to link the whole excerpt to the single post page Fix – Issue with “sentence finish” when there is a number with decimal points Fix – Updated POT file for translations 4.3.7
- — Version 4.3.6 Fix – Issue with undefined index PHP notice 4.3.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (4.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Advanced Excerpt <= 4.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-06 CVE-2026-13701 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.4 Patched in 4.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 80 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 56 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 866 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "content", "formatting" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-06 70K+ → 80K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 80K+ → 70K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 70K+ → 80K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 80K+ → 70K+ down after 744 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 90K+ → 80K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-07 80K+ → 90K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-06 90K+ → 80K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 80K+ → 90K+ up after 1 days in tier
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