WP Engine Smart Search AI
by WP Engine · Search
Also makes 14 other plugins · 3.5M+ installs across the portfolio →
Boost site conversions in just a few clicks with Smart Search AI, AI-Powered Recommendations, and Managed Vector Database.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈16 estimated
Momentum
+65%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “vector search” and “fuzzy search” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 32.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 26 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
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| faceted search | #14 | #13 | up 1 |
| vector search | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| fuzzy search | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “vector search” and “fuzzy search” to your wp.org tags. You rank #21 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 1 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
26
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v0.3.33 · 13 Oct 2026
158
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ emsixteen2.0y ago
As the title says. I don’t understand why this is on the WP repository. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by emsixteen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Parris3.0y ago
This plugin makes my search results faster and more relevant. It provides relevant results even if I misspell a word. It has a lot of configuration options to let me control the way the results are organized and weighted. It’s easy to set up and just works automatically when searches are executed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Wiegman3.0y ago
The simplest solution I’ve encountered to make search actually work for my small site. With a lot of easily misspelled terms on the site (and my own lack of spelling ability) having a simple solution with fuzzy matching is so worth it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ted Slater3.2y ago
I am loving this plugin, particularly the “fuzziness” functionality. I’d love to be able to sort by reverse chronological, though, and not by however it’s currently sorting the search results.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Boost site conversions in just a few clicks with Smart Search AI, AI-Powered Recommendations, and Managed V..."
- ! 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 1,073 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-06-11 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 10+ → 20+ up after 80 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 10+ → 20+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 20+ → 10+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 10+ → 20+ up after 30 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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Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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