E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar vs Better Search Replace

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

E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar

by Gabriel

Health B72

Better Search Replace

by WP Engine

Health B74

Active-install trajectory

E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar Better Search Replace

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	E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar	Better Search Replace
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 72	B · 74 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	18/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.99★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	5	544 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	82/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	79	191.3K ✓
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar Better Search Replace

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.