Kody Search vs Search Live

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

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Search Live moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Kody Search	Search Live
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	600–700 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-14% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	74/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	0	30 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	92/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8d ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	77	130 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.5% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Kody SearchSearch Live

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.