Who should use Advanced Post Excerpt?

Advanced Post Excerpt is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.

Does Advanced Post Excerpt have a free plan?

Yes — Advanced Post Excerpt is free to use.

What platforms does Advanced Post Excerpt run on?

Advanced Post Excerpt runs on the web.

Is Advanced Post Excerpt still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Advanced Post Excerpt?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Easy Custom Auto Excerpt, Excerpt Tools, and Ultra Excerpts.

Who develops Advanced Post Excerpt?

Advanced Post Excerpt is developed by Steve Grunwell.

When did Advanced Post Excerpt launch?

Advanced Post Excerpt first shipped in 2016.

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Advanced Post Excerpt

Name: Advanced Post Excerpt
Author: Steve Grunwell

wordpress.orgOther notes

Advanced Post Excerpt replaces WordPress’s default post excerpt meta box with a richer editing experience. It lets content editors create formatted excerpts, including links and bold text, without manually writing HTML.

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17stars

3forks

5features

2016since

Overview

5 features

In the Other notes space, Advanced Post Excerpt takes a focused approach. It focuses on writing formatted WordPress post excerpts without manually editing HTML. Advanced Post Excerpt is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and content editors. Advanced Post Excerpt costs nothing to use. Advanced Post Excerpt is available on the web.

Behind Advanced Post Excerpt is Steve Grunwell, and it first shipped in 2016. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 17 stars. Among its 5 catalogued features are rich text editing, formatted excerpts, and HTML-free editing. The interface is available in German and English. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Rich text editing
Formatted excerpts
HTML-free editing
Custom excerpt writing
WordPress editor integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 17Multi-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Sept · 11:44 UTC
Advanced Post Excerpt verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Advanced Post Excerpt

What does Advanced Post Excerpt do?: Advanced Post Excerpt focuses on writing formatted WordPress post excerpts without manually editing HTML. It is catalogued under Other notes on PulseGate.
Who should use Advanced Post Excerpt?: Advanced Post Excerpt is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.
Does Advanced Post Excerpt have a free plan?: Yes — Advanced Post Excerpt is free to use.
What platforms does Advanced Post Excerpt run on?: Advanced Post Excerpt runs on the web.
Is Advanced Post Excerpt still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Advanced Post Excerpt?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Easy Custom Auto Excerpt, Excerpt Tools, and Ultra Excerpts.Easy Custom Auto Excerpt Excerpt Tools Ultra Excerpts
Who develops Advanced Post Excerpt?: Advanced Post Excerpt is developed by Steve Grunwell.
When did Advanced Post Excerpt launch?: Advanced Post Excerpt first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: German, English
Open source: Yes · ★ 17
License: MIT
First seen: 6 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and content editors
Model: B2B
Solves: Writing formatted WordPress post excerpts without manually editing HTML.

Registered as

GitHub: stevegrunwell/advanced-post-excerpt
WordPress.org: advanced-post-excerpt

Developer

Steve Grunwell

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 17
Forks: 3
Open issues: 9
Last commit: 18 Dec 2023
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: develop
Latest release: v1.0.0 · 31 Dec 2018

Index record

Indexed: 6 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 6 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: advanced-post-excerpt-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-post-excerpt

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