Custom Search by BestWebSoft vs Better Search Replace

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

Health B76

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Custom Search by BestWebSoft moved down one install band, 1K+ to 900+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Search by BestWebSoft	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 76	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	83/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	83/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	29	546 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	521	184.9K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.9%	5.3% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Custom Search by BestWebSoftBetter Search Replace

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.