Customizer Search vs Search Regex

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

Health C66

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Customizer Search moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+; 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	Customizer Search	Search Regex
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20% ✓	-50%
Overall health	C · 66	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	46/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	10	101 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	65/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	2.7K	140.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.2% ✓	3.5%
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Customizer 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.