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WP Search Include Meta Data vs WP-Admin Search Post Meta

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

WP Search Include Meta Data

by WP Academic

Health D41
WP-Admin Search Post Meta

by meloniq (Andrzej Piotrowski)

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

WP-Admin Search Post Meta moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric WP Search Include Meta Data WP-Admin Search Post Meta
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. — 300–400 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. — -25% ✓
Overall health — B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 83/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. — 77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. — 70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count) — 4.1★ ✓
Reviews 0 10 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 34/100 87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 7.2y ago 7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 26 155 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. — 3.7% ✓
Category Search Search

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

Release activity

WP Search Include Meta DataWP-Admin Search Post Meta

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.