Advanced Post Excerpt
by Steve Grunwell · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace the default Post Excerpt meta box with a superior editing experience.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “excerpts”, “tinymce” and “wysiwyg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 24.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1048 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1048 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| excerpts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wysiwyg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “excerpts”, “tinymce” and “wysiwyg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 552 · 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
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
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 18 Dec 2023
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.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bonnie3332.6y ago
Perfect!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Becky Melton6.0y 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 B6.3y 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 Lippert10.3y 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
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replace the default Post Excerpt meta box with a superior editing experience."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 529 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("tinyMCE", "wysiwyg" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-02-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 426 days in tier
- 2019-12-06 300+ → 1K+ up
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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