Bing Custom Search for WordPress vs Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

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

Bing Custom Search for WordPress

by Steve Bruner

Health D47

Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

by matthewtyriley

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

Bing Custom Search for WordPressSwiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

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	Bing Custom Search for WordPress	Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	400–500 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-20%
Overall health	D · 47 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.7★
Reviews	3	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	48/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.3y ago ✓	5.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	86	205 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.4% ✓	0.3%
Category	Search	Search

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

Release activity

Bing Custom Search for WordPressSwiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

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.