Super Search – Custom Post Types
by eggplantstudios · Search
Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Super Search is a customizable widget which allows you to create search forms for custom post types.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom post types”, “custom post types search” and “search” 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.
47 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.8K 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4263 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget 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
- “custom post types”, “custom post types search” and “search” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 89 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
11.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 1 Mar 2015
1
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 18 Jul 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ toolsavvy9.7y ago
Using WP v4.7.2, this plugin causes the error “Invalid Post Type” when bulk deleting posts, bulk editing posts or searching posts in the admin. Therefore, you cannot perform these functions unless you disable the plugin. It’s unfortunate because this plugin does exactly what I need and I cannot find another plugin for this function. However I may still continue to use it and just disable it when I need to perform those functions in the admin. This is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. I guess this is to be expected when a plugin hasn’t been updated for 2 years.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.5y ago
The plugin works great, but I had a few more things that I was hoping that could be done with it so I sent an email over to the developer. I was very impressed that the developer took the time to not only email me back, but send me an updated plugin and help me accomplish everything that I needed to do. Wonderful! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anur10.5y ago
For all those people looking to limit their search to particular custom post type this is the best and have mulitple different seach via widgets each can be configured to search only one custom post type
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SeppSoft10.5y ago
After hours of searching I found this plugin. I exactly does what it is supposed to do. Great! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webworthy Design11.0y ago
Worked great! Very happy with it and wasn’t hard to use. I hope it stays maintained and updated for years and years to come! Thanks to the dev(s) for making this one!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ariful Islam11.0y ago
Super Search – Custom Post Types like super work . It is very helpfully plugin . Thanks admin for made it .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Frederic11.3y ago
I was looking to search only on a specific custom post and this plugin did exactly what I was looking for. You can see it running here: http://seontario.org/stories/ in the Find a story left column. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrsreeder11.4y ago
Works amazing out of the box. Didn’t have to style any templates or do anything other than check a few boxes. Kudos to you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 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 "Super Search is a customizable widget which allows you to create search forms for custom post types."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,175 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Custom Post Types Search" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 400 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 200+ → 300+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 300+ → 200+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-06 300+ → 200+ 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 - U Ultimate Posts Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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Sitekit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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