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Post Meta Searcher vs Bing Custom Search for WordPress

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

Post Meta Searcher and Bing Custom Search for WordPress are close on health (D · 47 vs D · 47), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

Active-install trajectory

Post Meta SearcherBing Custom Search for WordPress

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	Post Meta Searcher	Bing Custom Search for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200 ✓	40–50
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable ✓	-20%
Overall health	D · 47	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	6/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	4 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	46/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.9y ago	3.3y ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	84	86 ✓
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.	-1%	+9%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	0.4%
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Post Meta SearcherBing Custom Search for WordPress

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.