Category Wise Search
by Shambhu Patnaik · Search
Also makes 5 other plugins · 2.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Category Wise Search Widget plugin.You have option search specific category content.
47 health vs 60 average across 606 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.24, 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 2713 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
134
now · peak 180
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.1
4
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-09-26 · 1,426 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ insight696.7y ago
Please keep the plugin up to date. It works extremely well and I appreciate your efforts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RussiaCristiana10.4y ago
Simple and customizable for our library-site, althought we are new with wp. Hoping it will be regularly implemented!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave10.8y ago
Exactly what I needed: a search form that lets you search by category. This does exactly what it says. I tried a few others which didn’t work, but this one is perfect 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ P3Hamburg11.5y ago
Would be even greater if you could use category-names instead of category-ids, but it works fine. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ milestone11.9y ago
Neat plugin! Used it for a product search (just hid the uNneeded select dropdown with css). cOULDN’T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joelme12.4y ago
great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 600+ → 500+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 700+ → 600+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2025-03-26 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 800+ → 700+ 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).
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Search Meter 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Sitekit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
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Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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