CloudSearch
by Andrea Landonio · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 880+ installs across the portfolio →
CloudSearch is a flexible plugin that allows you to leverage the search index power of Amazon CloudSearch in your WordPress site.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
-27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “amazon”, “aws” and “cloud” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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: Update recency
Updated 1373 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 1373 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| aws your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cloud your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| research your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “amazon”, “aws” and “cloud” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 312 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
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
3.8y ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 27 Jan 2023
23
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ meg1141878.6y ago
This plugin works really well and makes integrating Amazon CloudSearch with your WordPress site totally seamless. The documentation is comprehensive and helpful. The support threads have lots of useful information, as well. Andrea (the developer of this plugin) is very responsive to questions and even helped me fix an issue with my search results page with Divi. All around A+++ and highly recommend!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ methnen8.7y ago
This plugin works great and saved me a huge amount of time. The developer is also responsive and was quick to make improvements when I discovered an issue with the implementation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwills3169.6y ago
I had it up and running in under an hour. The feature set is very comprehensive and well thought out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erik Molenaar9.8y ago
If you use WordPress and are hosted on Amazon and need the best search functionality there is, look no further than this plugin. It rocks. I have tried it all, the internal WordPress search (which is a joke for a serious blog), Relevanssi (great but still uses a lot of resources) and ended up with this plugin. It is easy to configure and uses the power of Amazon to present quick search results to the visitor. Keep on rockin’ Andrea. And thanks for implementing our ideas/requests for search suggestions and your quick replies on our questions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hasel2910.2y ago
great plugin thanks to the author
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.0.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 133 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 109 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 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 "CloudSearch is a flexible plugin that allows you to leverage the search index power of Amazon CloudSearch i..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,958 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "research" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 60+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 70+ → 60+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 80+ → 70+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 60+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
Competes with
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