EZ Ajax Search
by ezPlugins · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
ez Ajax Search allows your visitors to search your WordPress site in real time without having to reload the page. Get instant results of selected post …
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈25 estimated
Momentum
-6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “ajax search”, “ajax search form” and “product 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.
45 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 4.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 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 4.2.39, well behind 7.1.
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 4120 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ajax search form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search form 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
- “ajax search”, “ajax search form” and “product 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 171 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 23 Jul 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ OSTstudio11.1y ago
the best and easiest search plugin I’ve found
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ speedgeil11.1y ago
Hey Keksdieb! Although you are as german as me i will write in english for the other users who read this. Your plugin is amazing. Fast and lightweight. Looks beautiful and integrates fine with my search in “Venedor” template. You should add a hint more obvious that points to the shortcode. Now to my “but”… For woocommerce i have to add &post_type=product to the search string to get to my search template. Where can ic do this? If i only have “?s=” i will get to my normal blog search template when i hit enter. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "ez Ajax Search allows your visitors to search your WordPress site in real time without having to reload the..."
- ! 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 Mentions WooCommerce, WPML.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 803 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ajax search form", "product search", "search form" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-20 30+ → 20+ down after 615 days in tier
- 2024-03-15 40+ → 30+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2024-01-29 30+ → 40+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2024-01-13 40+ → 30+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2023-05-13 50+ → 40+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2022-08-13 60+ → 50+ down after 490 days in tier
- 2021-04-10 100+ → 60+ down after 513 days in tier
- 2019-11-14 40+ → 100+ up
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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Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Jetpack Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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