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Advanced Post Excerpt

By Steve Grunwell

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Advanced Post Excerpt Review - In-Depth Analysis

Enhance the post excerpt editing experience in WordPress. This plugin provides an intuitive interface for crafting summaries with HTML support.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.67/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 4+ reviews)

Active Installations

2,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

WordPress post excerpts can be a great way to hand-craft the summary of your content. Unfortunately, writing post excerpts isn't as nice of an experience as what you find elsewhere in WordPress. Want to include links in your excerpts, or bold some text? Hopefully you know some HTML!

Advanced Post Excerpts is designed to change that, by giving your editors an easy, intuitive interface for writing great post excerpts.

For complete details and/or to contribute to ongoing development, please visit this project on GitHub.

Comparing to Alternatives

Advanced Post Excerpt stands out in the category of excerpt management plugins, with several notable alternatives available for users seeking similar functionality.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Allows rich text editing in post excerpts
Improves usability by repositioning the excerpt field
Highly rated with perfect user satisfaction
Simplifies managing post excerpts with advanced features

Weaknesses

Limited to excerpt enhancements only
No pro version with extended features
Smaller user base compared to some alternatives
Lacks integration with some page builders

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating from all reviewers, user feedback is overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the plugin's effectiveness and ease of use.

Positive highlights

Just what I was looking for – and it works perfectly. (Gabor Lippert)
A simple plugin that does exactly what it says in the description. (Eddie B)
Resolves the most frustrating part of blog excerpts with HTML formatting. (Becky Melton)
Perfect!!! (bonnie333)

Common complaints

Weaknesses

No reported security vulnerabilities but limited feature set
No premium support or advanced options due to lack of pro version

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who want a straightforward, reliable plugin to enhance post excerpts with rich text formatting and improved usability.

Not ideal for

Those seeking a plugin with extensive customization options or premium features may find this plugin's free-only offering limiting.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides full functionality for managing and enhancing post excerpts with rich text support and improved excerpt field placement.

Final Verdict

Advanced Post Excerpt is a highly effective and well-received plugin that addresses a common limitation in WordPress excerpts by enabling rich text editing and better excerpt field placement. Its perfect rating and lack of security issues make it a trustworthy choice for users needing these features.

While it lacks a pro version and some advanced customization options found in alternatives, its simplicity and reliability make it an excellent option for users who want a focused solution without extra complexity or cost.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Advanced Post Excerpt plugin.

post excerpts

editing experience

Wysiwyg

Screenshots

FAQ

Absolutely! Before the native “Excerpt” meta box is overridden, Advanced Post Excerpt passes an array of post types to the ape_post_types filter.

If, for instance, you only want the native “post” post type to use Advanced Post Excerpt, you can add the following to your theme’s functions.php file:

/**  * Restrict Advanced Post Excerpt to the "post" post type.  *  * @param array $post_types Post types affected by Advanced Post Excerpt.  * @return array A restricted version of $post_types containing only "post".  */ function mytheme_restrict_ape_post_types( $post_types ) {     return array( 'post' ); } add_filter( 'ape_post_types', 'mytheme_restrict_ape_post_types' );