Custom Search Box
by ideasToCode · Search
Also makes 5 other plugins · 14.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds a customizable search box that displays only predefined backend search entries.
80 health vs 59 average across 798 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-02-01 · 592 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 61
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 2026-09-15 · 2 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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Site Search 360 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - T TB Search in Menu 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
- P Post Meta Searcher 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-search-box" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Search Box — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Search Box: — active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-search-box