Exclude Pages from Search Results vs Search and Replace

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

Exclude Pages from Search Results

by Sirius Pro

Health C57

Search and Replace

by manu225

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

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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	Exclude Pages from Search Results	Search and Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 57	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	33/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.39★
Reviews	1	23 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	67	957 ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

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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.