Admin Global Search
by webplanetsoft · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Admin Global Search
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
-50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “page” and “post” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 3.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
75/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
- Reviews souring. Recent reviews read meaningfully worse than older ones, an early sign of decline.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 9 reviews to 2019-01-10Older reviewers call it a real time saver for finding pages and posts fast, while the most recent one says search returns the same results no matter what's typed.
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 2858 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 2858 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “page” and “post” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 76 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
7.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 4 Jan 2019
1
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 27 days ago and the previous band took 22 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 2 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jared Pomranky7.8y ago
This seems like a great tool but regardless of my search term, the same results are returned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amanagrawal9.4y ago
Helpful for admin panel
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sawankhandelwal079.4y ago
Exactly what I need it and very easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ coachesave9.4y ago
I personally recommend this plug in and the company. Regards George Barbas, http://www.CoachesAve.com
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aravind Kumar9.4y ago
the plugin is very useful for admin save time in finding the respective page
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Azad Rahman9.4y ago
It saves a lot of time. One can easily find search page,post and custom post types in a bit. Recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sabya089.4y ago
Great Plugin. Can search all the admin, pages, posts and custom posts too. Very easy to use and gives accurate results. Great Work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ankit Agrawal9.4y ago
Time saving plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
1 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 Short description is 19 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 289 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-05 30+ → 20+ down after 657 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 40+ → 30+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-12-07 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 40+ → 30+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2024-06-22 50+ → 40+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-12-11 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 60+ → 50+ down 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).
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
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Search and Replace 9K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B - A Admin Collapse Subpages 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
- R Revision Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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