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Autocomplete Search

by Aarti Chauhan · Search

Add an autocomplete search feature to your WordPress site.Search across posts,pages, and WooCommerce products with a fast,AJAX-powered search box.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
74 Health · B
Maintenance 77/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

74 health vs 60 average across 608 Search plugins

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.

84 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 86/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-12-06 · 635 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-10% vs prior 30d
7Downloads · Sep 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

36

now · peak 106

3930d downloads · Sep 26

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

Autocomplete Search · #27263 you Display Posts · #545 Essential Widgets · #1796 Posts in Page · #1860

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

1.9Kper 1k installs · Sep 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

9mo ago

latest release · v1.2.0

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.2.0 · 9mo ago1.1.0 · 1.0y ago1.0.0 · 1.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.2 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
20–30 ≈27

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 152 days.

Install history · since 2024-12-05 · 588 observations

20Installs · Sep 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.2.0
Last updated
9mo ago
Added
2024-12-05 · 1 yr old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.2

Recent reviews

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  1. aakashchauhan
    9mo ago

    The Autocomplete Search Plugin is an excellent tool to enhance the WordPress search experience. It provides an intuitive, fast, and highly responsive autocomplete feature that makes finding content effortless. I like how it searches seamlessly across Posts, Pages, WooCommerce Products, and Custom Post Types. The suggestions appear instantly as users type, improving navigation and overall user experience. It’s lightweight, easy to configure, and works perfectly on both desktop and mobile devices. This plugin is ideal for blogs, online stores, and websites with large content libraries, making content discovery quick and hassle-free.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-07-17 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-13 20+ → 10+ down after 13 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-30 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
  4. 2026-06-28 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
  5. 2026-06-23 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-21 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-17 10+ → 20+ up after 209 days in tier
  8. 2025-11-20 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier

Competes with

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