Search Exclude vs Exclude Search

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

Search Exclude

by quadlayers

Health A91

Exclude Search

by Jainish Brahmbhatt

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

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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 Exclude	Exclude Search
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	70–80
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 91 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	95/100 ✓	72/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.78★ ✓	3.91★
Reviews	217 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	yesterday ✓	4mo ago
Downloads · 30d	7.3K ✓	62
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

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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.