Autocomplete Post Search vs Search Box

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Autocomplete Post Search

by Cynob IT Consultancy

Health D44

Search Box

by HooThemes

Health D41

Active-install trajectory

Autocomplete Post SearchSearch Box

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Autocomplete Post Search	Search Box
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	50–60 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	D · 44 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★ ✓	—
Reviews	4 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100 ✓	31/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	10.4y ago	5.5y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	62 ✓	53
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	3.3% ✓
Category	Search	Search

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Autocomplete Post SearchSearch Box

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.