Advanced Post Excerpt
by Steve Grunwell · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace the default Post Excerpt meta box with a superior editing experience.
51 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 985 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
250
now · peak 552
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.0
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2017-02-28 · 1,432 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bonnie3332.5y ago
Perfect!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Becky Melton5.9y ago
This plugin resolves the most frustrating part of blog excerpts. (no HTML formatting) This makes post archive pages so much more versatile. Thanks for this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eddie B6.1y ago
A simple plugin that does exactly what it says in the description. I now have the ability to have rich text editing in my post excerpt… exactly what I wanted. Many thanks to the author!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabor Lippert10.2y ago
Oh, and special thanks for lifting the excerpt field up from the page bottom – that position was really annoying.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.0 Added compatibility with the WordPress block editor (a.k.a. “Gutenberg”). Bumped minimum PHP version to 7.0. 1.0.0
- — Version 0.2.1 Ensured that the plugin was localization-ready. 0.2.1
- — Version 0.2.0 Removed left, center, and right alignment buttons from the default post excerpt editor. If desired, these can be restored with a single line of code . 0.2.0
- — Version 0.1.0 Initial public release. 0.1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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