Search & Replace vs Search Regex

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

Search & Replace

by WP Media

Health C57

Search Regex

by John Godley

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Search & Replace Search Regex

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	Search & Replace	Search Regex
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K	100K–200K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 57	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.29★	4.64★ ✓
Reviews	283 ✓	101
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	61/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2.0y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.8K	38.9K ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Search

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

Release activity

Search & Replace Search Regex

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.