ElasticPress

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 31 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ piccart

   4.1y ago

   This plugin is solid and very easy to set up. It also integrates very well with custom code and the search functionality can be easily extended or customised.

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2. ★★★★★ George

   4.1y ago

   You need to read the documentation first then install it correctly to your server and boom!!

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3. ★★★★★ madaboutu

   4.2y ago

   WPEngine couldn’t even do it and they tried on chat every conceivable way We both gave up – shame really but super frustrating you have no way of easily getting in touch

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4. ★★★★★ BStreet

   4.4y ago

   Combined with a good server configuration this is one of the most powerful and useful plugins for WordPress sites at scale. Thank you 10up team!

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5. ★★★★★ bling007

   4.6y ago

   Definitely helps speed up the WordPress search. It is at par with many other premium plugins out there. Highly appreciate and recommend this one. Also great support.

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6. ★★★★★ walterzelhofer

   4.7y ago

   Look people, you need to set up elasticSEARCH on your server first, or use a paid service. This plugin (elasticPRESS) works as advertised and it’s clear that some ignorant people are penalizing this plugin for the difficulties inherent in setting up the server, and/or they don’t know how to add custom code snippets here and there. Two thumbs way up from me.

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7. ★★★★★ Johannes Kinast

   5.5y ago

   ElasticPress improved the search really great and has some very nice additional features like querying posts in a Multisite installation from a different Blog. You can host your own Elasticsearch server and its doesn’t have any impact on the functionality of this plugin. You don’t need to pay for the 10up hosted instances.

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8. ★★★★★ moacirrox

   5.6y ago

   Onion code, full of layers and difficult to maintain, nothing objective in case I need to add anything customized, they worked to make a paginated query in elasticsearch so complex! If you need a different widget than the existing ones, it is quicker to start developing a new plugin than trying to modify it.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-09-10 Version 5.3.5 This is a security release addressing two issues in specific configurations: Protected Content: If the feature is active, Authors filtering the admin list by private status could see other authors’ private posts. Comment 5.3.5
2. 2026-08-27 Version 5.3.4 Added: ep_instant_results_excluded_post_types filter to exclude post types from Instant Results facets and search results. Props @Sidsector9 and @feliciaoctocog . ep_instant_results_excluded_term_ids filter to exclude ta 5.3.4
3. 2026-05-07 Version 5.3.3 Added: Numbered pagination option for Instant Results. Props @ZacharyRener . New elasticpress_general_ep_screens filter. Props @felipeelia . New ep_feature_requirements_status_* filters and a new “Temporarily disabled” f 5.3.3
4. 2026-03-26 Version 5.3.2.2 Changed: Deployment to WordPress.org. Props @felipeelia . 5.3.2.2
5. 2026-03-26 Version 5.3.2.1 Changed: Method of verifying ElasticPress.io environments. Props @felipeelia . 5.3.2.1
6. 2025-11-21 Version 5.3.2 Added: Notice about keeping the sync page open during the sync process. Props @felipeelia and @tott . Fixed: Media search not working in the admin dashboard. Props @burhandodhy , @ognjanovic , and @maciejmackowiak . [Aut 5.3.2

All 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.3.5). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 5.3 ElasticPress <= 5.3.4 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2026-09-11 CVE-2026-62088 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.3.4 Patched in 5.3.5
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 ElasticPress <= 5.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-06-06 CVE-2024-35684 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 5.1.0 Patched in 5.1.1
3. Patched High · 8.3 webpack JS package <= 5.75.0 - Sandbox Bypass ↗
   2023-04-11 CVE-2023-28154 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 4.5.0 Patched in 4.5.1
4. Patched Critical · 9.8 simple-git < 3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2022-12-05 CVE-2022-25912 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 4.4.0 Patched in 4.4.1
5. Patched Medium · 5.4 loader-utils (JS package) < 2.0.3 - Prototype Pollution ↗
   2022-10-12 CVE-2022-37601 Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes Affects <= 4.3.1 Patched in 4.4.0
6. Patched Low · 3.7 loader-utils (JS package) < 3.2.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service ↗
   2022-10-11 CVE-2022-37599 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Affects <= 4.3.1 Patched in 4.4.0
7. Patched Low · 3.7 loader-utils (JS package) < 3.2.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service ↗
   2022-10-11 CVE-2022-37603 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Affects <= 4.3.1 Patched in 4.4.0
8. Patched Low · 3.7 terser (JS Package) < 5.14.2 - Denial of Service ↗
   2022-07-14 CVE-2022-25858 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Affects <= 4.2.2 Patched in 4.3.0
9. Patched High · 7.5 Moment.js <= 2.29.1 - Directory Traversal ↗
   2022-04-05 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 4.1.0 Patched in 4.2.0
10. Patched Medium · 4.3 ElasticPress <= 3.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass ↗
    2021-03-01 CVE-2021-4405 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 15 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-03-19 7K+ → 8K+ up after 109 days in tier
2. 2024-11-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 20 days in tier
3. 2024-11-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2024-11-06 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-11-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 6 days in tier
6. 2024-10-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-10-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
8. 2024-10-23 8K+ → 9K+ up after 280 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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ElasticPress: 8K+ active installs, 4.2★ (30 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/elasticpress