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LocateAndFilter vs Better Search Replace

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

Better Search Replace and LocateAndFilter are close on health (A · 87 vs A · 86). Better Search Replace has the stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	LocateAndFilter	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1M–2M ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	A · 86	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	83/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.3★
Reviews	12	546 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	193	189.2K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+16%	+20%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.9%	5.3% ✓
Category	Developer Tools	Search

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

Release activity

LocateAndFilterBetter 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.