i-Search vs Ajax Search Lite

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

Health D41

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Ajax Search Lite moved down one install band, 80K+ to 70K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	i-Search	Ajax Search Lite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	—	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	0	264 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.0y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	42	11.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	3.0% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

i-SearchAjax Search Lite

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.