Bang Faceted Search vs Search Regex

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

Health D42

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Search Regex moved down one install band, 200K+ to 100K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Bang Faceted Search	Search Regex
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-50%
Overall health	D · 42	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	1	101 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	30/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.0y ago	25d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	35	139.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	3.5% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Bang Faceted SearchSearch Regex

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.