Mandatory Excerpts for WordPress
by theMikeD · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
Causes the excerpt to be required before a post can be published. Supports both editor types (classic and block aka gutenberg).
74 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
162
now · peak 263
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
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
9mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-03-22 · 1,385 observations
Estimated value
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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 ↗- ★★★★★ ajvo5.9y ago
Neat little plugin. IMO, excerpts are very important in some cases and the excerpt field should definitely be mandatory. On the top of that, I placed the field right after the title, so it can be found better by the users, and everything looks and works really great, thanks!
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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).
- A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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Toggle wpautop 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Easy Custom Auto Excerpt 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Read More Excerpt Link 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B - P Page Excerpt 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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RSS Image Feed 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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