/ Plugin Category

/ Content Management

/ Blog & Article Publishing

/ WP-UTF8-Excerpt

WP-UTF8-Excerpt

By BettyJJ

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

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

WP-UTF8-Excerpt Review - In-Depth Analysis

Generates better excerpts for multi-byte languages like Chinese. Preserves HTML tags in excerpts.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.72/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 2+ reviews)

Active Installations

700+

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

This plugin improves the excerpt generation for multi-byte languages, ensuring that the output is readable and accurate.

It maintains the original HTML tags, such as font styles, colors, hyperlinks, and images, in the excerpts.

For enhanced readability, it displays 300 characters on the homepage and 150 characters on archive pages.

Comparing to Alternatives

WP-UTF8-Excerpt is a specialized plugin designed to handle UTF-8 excerpts in WordPress, offering a focused solution compared to broader excerpt management plugins.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Handles UTF-8 excerpts effectively, ensuring proper character encoding.
Lightweight and focused on a specific functionality.
No known security vulnerabilities, ensuring safe use.
Highly rated with a perfect score from users.

Weaknesses

Limited feature set compared to more comprehensive excerpt plugins.
No premium version available for extended features.
Smaller user base with fewer reviews to gauge broader user experience.

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating from all users and no negative reviews, WP-UTF8-Excerpt is well-regarded by its small user base.

Positive highlights

"Works perfectly for UTF-8 excerpts without any issues." - User A
"Simple and effective, exactly what I needed." - User B

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Limited feedback due to low number of total ratings.
Lack of recent reviews to confirm ongoing compatibility and support.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who need a straightforward, reliable solution for managing UTF-8 excerpts in WordPress without extra features.

Not ideal for

Users seeking advanced excerpt customization options or a plugin with a large support community may find this plugin too basic.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes full functionality for managing UTF-8 excerpts effectively.

Final Verdict

WP-UTF8-Excerpt excels at its niche function of handling UTF-8 excerpts with a flawless user rating and no known security issues, making it a trustworthy choice for users with this specific need. Its simplicity and focus are strengths, though the limited user feedback and lack of advanced features may be a drawback for some.

While there are alternative plugins offering broader excerpt management capabilities, WP-UTF8-Excerpt stands out for users prioritizing UTF-8 compatibility and security. The absence of a pro version means users get full functionality for free, but those needing more customization might consider other options.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free WP-UTF8-Excerpt plugin.

multi-byte language

excerpt generation

HTML preservation

FAQ

答：进入后台设置页面（Settings——Excerpt），修改Allow these HTML tags中的内容。
默认设置显示图片，不想显示图片的话就把删掉。
默认设置不显示视频，想显示视频的话就加入视频的标签，各个视频网站不一样，有可能是或或其他，查看插入视频的代码就知道了。
其他标签以此类推。

答：后台选项中可以设置“继续阅读”的文本，你可以改成“Read more”或其他任何东西。它的class为read-more，可以用CSS进行美化或隐藏。如果你实在讨厌它，请打开插件文件wp-utf8-excerpt.php，找到165行左右的

    $text .= "<p class='read-more'><a href='".get_permalink()."'>".$read_more_link."</a></p>";

删掉它，或者注释掉它（在行首加上//），这个链接就不会出现了。

Contributors and developers

“WP-UTF8-Excerpt” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

BettyJJ

Free Version

WPS

6.72

Average

Ratings

5 out of 5 | 2

Version

0.8.3

Last updated

4 years ago

Active installations

700+

WordPress version

5.8.18 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

Other plugins you might like

Classic Editor

By WordPress.org

WPS

7.9

Very Good

4.9/5

1.2k+reviews

8M+

active installation

Tested with

7.0.7

Yoast Duplicate Post

By Yoast

WPS

7.7

Very Good

4.7/5

538+reviews

3M+

active installation

Tested with

7.1.3

Advanced Excerpt

By WPKube

WPS

6.34

Average

4.3/5

101+reviews

80k+

active installation

Tested with

7.0.7

Easy Custom Auto Excerpt

By todiadiyatmo

WPS

7.17

Very Good

4.5/5

151+reviews

6k+

active installation

Tested with

6.5.13

Advanced Post Excerpt

By Steve Grunwell

WPS

6.67

Average

5/5

4+reviews

2k+

active installation

Tested with

6.4.13

The Excerpt re-reloaded

By lucabiagini

WPS

6.68

Average

0/5

0+reviews

600+

active installation

Tested with

WP-UTF8-Excerpt Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (2)

Sort by:

Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (0)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.72

Other plugins you might like

Classic Editor

Yoast Duplicate Post

Advanced Excerpt

Easy Custom Auto Excerpt

Advanced Post Excerpt

The Excerpt re-reloaded