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Advanced Excerpt vs Raw HTML (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Advanced Excerpt

Advanced Excerpt

4.3(101)

80K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
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Raw HTML

Raw HTML

4.3(33)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Advanced Excerpt has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 101 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Excerpt has accumulated 1.5M+ total downloads while Raw HTML has 586K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.3/5Advanced Excerpt
Raw HTML4.3/5
Total Reviews
101Advanced Excerpt
◄
Raw HTML33
Active Installs
80K+Advanced Excerpt
◄
Raw HTML10K+
Total Downloads
1.5M+Advanced Excerpt
◄
Raw HTML586K+
Support Resolution
N/AAdvanced Excerpt
Raw HTMLN/A
Last Updated
2 years agoAdvanced Excerpt
►
Raw HTML1 year ago
First Released
2007Advanced Excerpt
Raw HTML2008
Age
19 yearsAdvanced Excerpt
Raw HTML18 years
WP Requires
3.2+Advanced Excerpt
Raw HTML2.8+
PHP Requires
false+Advanced Excerpt
Raw HTMLfalse+
Business Model
FreeAdvanced Excerpt
Raw HTMLFree
Latest Version
4.4.1Advanced Excerpt
Raw HTML1.6.4

Rating Breakdown

Advanced Excerpt

4.3/5(101 reviews)
5
73%
4
10%
3
4%
2
4%
1
9%

Raw HTML

4.3/5(33 reviews)
5
70%
4
15%
3
3%
2
0%
1
12%

Recent Reviews

Advanced Excerpt Reviews

by pipspeak

No longer working apparently

It looked promising, feature wise, but is not working on WordPress 6.8.3 running Twenty Twenty-Five theme — has no effect on the default Excerpt block and no other custom excerpt block seems to have b

by ibiza69

Is this plugin still maintained

Is this plugin still being maintained by its developers? It hasn’t been updated in a year? What version of PHP does it support? I’d also like to ask if there’s support, given that we’ve read many

by pundarikaksa

Didn’t work on wordpress 6.8.1

It’s a real pity… 🙁

Raw HTML Reviews

by pdwalker

simple, works.

Although if you have the perfectly corrected and formatted html, save it offline in case an accidently trip through the visual editor destroys your carefully laid out code. (or get the pro version)

by globurs

То, что нужно! =)

Спасибо! РАБОТАЕТ =) Простой плагин позволяющий без лишних танцев и приблуд избежать автоформатирования от WordPress & TinyMCE =)

by Duchex

Does not work

Just installed this and has no effect when using the WordPress Code Editor, items between the raw tags still get reformatted by wordpress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Advanced Excerpt or Raw HTML more popular?
Advanced Excerpt has 80K+ active installations while Raw HTML has 10K+. Advanced Excerpt is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Advanced Excerpt or Raw HTML?
Advanced Excerpt has a 4.3/5 rating from 101 reviews, while Raw HTML has a 4.3/5 rating from 33 reviews.
Are Advanced Excerpt and Raw HTML free?
Advanced Excerpt is free and Raw HTML is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Advanced Excerpt or Raw HTML?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Advanced Excerpt was last updated 2 years ago and Raw HTML was last updated 1 year ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.