Admin Code Search
by marbak · Search
Also makes 4 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Search code across active plugins, themes, and MU plugins directly from the WordPress admin.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code search”, “debugging” and “developer tools” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
81 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 1.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2026-03-27The single recent review is a clean five star: a user tested it on a live site and says it works fine.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 131 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mu plugins | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| code search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| debugging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| developer tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code search”, “debugging” and “developer tools” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Mar 2026 · 217 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 409 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 22 Jun 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 74 days.
Install history since 27 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nesomis7mo ago
Tested on active website. Everything works great!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "for developers", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,241 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("developer-tools", "search plugins", "search themes" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 50+ → 40+ down after 60 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 40+ → 50+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 67 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 10+ → 20+ up
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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SniffPress 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
MCP Tracker 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Structure Viewer – AI Context Builder, Code Search & MCP Tools 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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