Ajax Search Bar by DGAshu
by dgashu · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · — installs across the portfolio →
Ajax Search Bar by DGAshu is my first plugin contributed to the wordpress community.
41 health vs 60 average across 608 Search plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
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 1573 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
19
now · peak 138
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
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
4.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Live search for post — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Predictive Search for WooCommerce 700+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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