Toggle wpautop vs Easy Custom Auto Excerpt (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Easy Custom Auto Excerpt
6.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Toggle wpautop has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 32 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Toggle wpautop has accumulated 108K+ total downloads while Easy Custom Auto Excerpt has 320K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Toggle wpautop | Easy Custom Auto Excerpt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 32 | ► | 151 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 108K+ | ► | 320K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 years ago | ► | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2013 | |
| Age | 13 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.0 | 2.5.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Toggle wpautop
Easy Custom Auto Excerpt
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Toggle wpautop averaged approximately 17 daily downloads while Easy Custom Auto Excerpt averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Toggle wpautop Reviews
Top Tier Plugin
Thank you for taking the time to create such an awesome plugin 🙂 finally those auto <p> tags are gone!
Excelente Plugin
Excelente Plugin
I doesn’t work with last wordpress version
Plugin need to be updated because it doesn’t work with last wordpress version. I would like to use it but I am not able. Please, let me know how to overcome this problem. This topic was modifi
Easy Custom Auto Excerpt Reviews
Excellent, easy to use & setup
Does what it says on the tin. Very simple, very satisfied.
works totally fine
really easy, perfect.i’m using it with the theme twenty twenty-one. This topic was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by eoik.
Fint plugin
Gode muligheder for tilpasning af oversigter.
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