Search Everything vs WP Extended Search

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

Search Everything

by Sovrn

Health D46

WP Extended Search

by Sumit Singh

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Search Everything WP Extended Search

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 Everything	WP Extended Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	76/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★	4.72★ ✓
Reviews	86 ✓	72
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.8y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	581	1.5K ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Search Everything WP Extended 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.