Search & Replace vs Search Regex

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

Health C55

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Search Regex moved down one install band, 200K+ to 100K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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% ✓	-50%
Overall health	C · 55	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	283 ✓	101
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	29d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	8.1K	140.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.1%	3.5% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Search

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

Release activity

Search & ReplaceSearch 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.