SDAC Author Search vs Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

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

Health D41

Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	SDAC Author Search	Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-20% ✓
Overall health	—	D · 43 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	68/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	3.74★ ✓
Reviews	0	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	51/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	15.6y ago	5.0y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	19	149 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	0.3% ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

SDAC Author SearchSwiftype Site Search Plugin 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.