Relevanssi Light vs Full-Text Search

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

Health B84

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Relevanssi Light moved up one install band, 500+ 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	Relevanssi Light	Full-Text Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 73
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100 ✓	71/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	7 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	70/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	10mo ago
Downloads · 30d	425 ✓	189
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.3% ✓	1.5%
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Relevanssi LightFull-Text Search

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.