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Search Modal Block vs SearchWP Modal Search Form

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

Search Modal Block is the safest pick: health A · 85 against 73 for SearchWP Modal Search Form, led by stronger maintenance.

Active-install trajectory

Search Modal Block moved up one install band, 60+ to 70+; SearchWP Modal Search Form moved down one install band, 6K+ to 5K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Search Modal Block	SearchWP Modal Search Form
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	5K–6K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	60+ → 70+ ✓	6K+ → 5K+
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	B · 73
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	67/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	3	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	80/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	234	962 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+27%	+25%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.6%	5.7% ✓
Category	Search	Forms

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

Release activity

Search Modal BlockSearchWP Modal Search Form

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.