WP Search Suggest moved down one install band, 500+ to 400+; SearchWP Live Ajax Search moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. 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 Suggest
SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
400–500
40K–50K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
-20%
50K+ → 40K+
Overall health
A · 86
A · 88 ✓
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100
100/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
82/100
88/100 ✓
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.3★
4.5★ ✓
Reviews
11
36 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
85/100
93/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
3mo ago ✓
3mo ago
Downloads, last 30d
505
8.1K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
+8%
-3%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
1.2%
3.2% ✓
Category
Search
Search
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
WP Search SuggestSearchWP Live Ajax Search
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.