WP Admin Category Search
by atillaordog · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds search functionality to category-like taxonomies and dropdowns like author on add / edit post / page admin pages.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “categories” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 30.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2024-01-31Reviewers keep calling it a time saver for sites with huge category lists, and the main asks are live or type-ahead search and better support for the block editor.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1272 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1272 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “categories” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.5y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 9 May 2023
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ panon2.8y ago
This is really really helpful for long category lists. If it has an ajax search to show categories as you type, also it would be awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heroksiddiqi3.1y ago
can you add Jquery Auto Suggestion?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kattouf4.0y ago
This should be built into wp by default1 I have been looking for this for a long time. Works great! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ storix4.8y ago
very nice plugin. THX
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ potel5.6y ago
Excellent Plugin, which saved my project for a Client with a block with more than 100 hierarchical terms !! Congratulations for the work !! The only Taxonomy search plugin with dynamic search !! Great!! If I could I would give 1000 stars !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ esan1086.5y ago
This plugin can support my work , In case we have to many catgory (I have a lot) then this plugin have search function.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ umut58tr7.2y ago
Böyle bir eklenti için teşekkür ediyorum. Eklenti yalnızca TinyMCE “classic editor” çalışıyor. Lütfen, Blok editörü WordPress 5.0 sürümün ve üstü için Gutenberg günceller misiniz. Teşekkür ederim Kolay gelsin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moonvader8.6y ago
Really nice and useful plugin but it can be even better if there will be live search (with no need in pressing ‘ok’ after each letter)
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.2 Made the input field look nicer Reset link now resets search field, too 0.2
- — Version 0.3 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.2 0.3
- — Version 0.4 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.4.1 Added code that makes ENTER act like the go button on the search field 0.4
- — Version 0.5 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.7.2 0.5
- — Version 1.0 Updated the plugin Added settings page so you can decide how to use this plugin Updated compatibility, updated code 1.0
- — Version 1.1 Added clear button to infield search Added option to show subcategories if found category has any 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds search functionality to category-like taxonomies and dropdowns like author on add / edit p..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 393 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 350 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-10-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
FV Top Level Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C - P Post Tags and Categories for Pages 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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