Ajax Filter Search
by Thomas J Dintrone · Search
Displays posts or custom post types in a friendly, filterable format using ajax so there's no page reload!
45 health vs 60 average across 405 Search plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3632 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
31
now · peak 91
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-16 80+ → 70+ down after 15 days in band
- 2026-03-01 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-02-25 80+ → 70+ down after 285 days in band
- 2025-05-16 90+ → 80+ down after 40 days in band
- 2025-04-06 100+ → 90+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
HUSKY – Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Category AJAX Filter — Advanced Filter for Posts & Custom Post Types 6K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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