Customizer Search
by Nikhil Chavan · Search
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60K+ installs across the portfolio →
Search for settings in customizer.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale
Active installs
40K+
≈48K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “search” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
66 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 765.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 499 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 499 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| customizer your tag | #22 | #20 | up 1 |
| customizer settings | #17 | #16 | down 1 |
| wordpress customizer | #23 | #20 | down 2 |
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 10 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
- “search” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 38.3K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 19 Jun 2025
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 12 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 50K.
Install history since 1 Oct 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.1 Improvement: Updated Readme file. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 Fix: Fixed security issue which originated from Astra-Notices library. 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.6 Fix: Admin notice CSS console error in admin area. 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Fix: Fixed compatibility with other plugins with respect to the admin notice. 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 New: Users can now share non-personal usage data to help us test and develop better products. ( https://store.brainstormforce.com/usage-tracking/?utm_source=wp_dashboard&utm_medium=general_settings&utm_campaign=usage_tra 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Setup plugin translations through https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/customizer-search/. 1.1.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 17 languages, 2 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 34 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 242 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 371 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 60K+ → 50K+ down after 329 days in tier
- 2024-08-31 70K+ → 60K+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2024-02-18 80K+ → 70K+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 90K+ → 80K+ down after 115 days in tier
- 2023-05-30 100K+ → 90K+ down after 455 days in tier
- 2022-03-01 90K+ → 100K+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2021-11-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 92 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 -
Customizer Export/Import 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 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
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