remove page from search results vs Search and Replace

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

remove page from search results

by gosunatxrea

Health D41

Search and Replace

by manu225

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

remove page from search results Search and Replace

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	remove page from search results	Search and Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 41	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★ ✓	3.39★
Reviews	0	23 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	14.2y ago	16d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	55	957 ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

remove page from search results Search and 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.