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Custom Search Box vs Ivory Search

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

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Custom Search Box	Ivory Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-10% ✓
Overall health	B · 80	A · 92 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	98/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.89★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,561 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago ✓	23d ago
Downloads · 30d	61	83.1K ✓
Category	Search	Search

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Release activity

Custom Search Box Ivory Search

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.