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WP Fast Total Search – The Power of Indexed Search

by Epsiloncool · Search

Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

Extends the default fulltext search with relevance, jet speed and ability to search any posts, metadata, taxonomy, shortcode content and more data.

How scoring works →
86 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

86 health vs 60 average across 606 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.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 84/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+71% vs prior 30d
22Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.5K

now · peak 3.2K

1.1K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

WP Fast Total Search · #6999 you ACF: Better Search · #820 Better Search · #3192 Swiftype Site Search · #9448

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.4Stars · Aug 26

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.

1.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

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

2

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v1.81.282

23

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.81.282 · 2mo ago1.80.280 · 3mo ago1.79.274 · 1.0y ago1.79.270 · 1.4y ago1.79.269 · 1.4y ago1.79.268 · 1.4y ago1.79.264 · 1.5y ago1.79.262 · 1.7y ago1.78.258 · 2.0y ago1.77.256 · 2.0y ago1.76.254 · 2.0y ago1.75.251 · 2.1y ago1.75.250 · 2.1y ago1.74.247 · 2.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v1.81 46%
v1.79 33%
v1.80 8.1%
Older / other versions 14%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
1K–2K ≈1.5K

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2018-07-26 · 1,426 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.82.284
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2015-10-04 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

11 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

  1. 2026-07-27 CVE-2026-12741 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.80.280 No patch available
  2. 2026-07-22 CVE-2026-27418 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.81.282 Patched in 1.81.284
  3. 2026-06-29 CVE-2026-57683 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.80.280 Patched in 1.81.282
  4. 2025-08-22 CVE-2025-57893 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.79.270 Patched in 1.79.274
  5. 2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30894 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.79.262 Patched in 1.79.264
  6. 2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24571 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.78.258 Patched in 1.79.262
  7. 2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24572 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.78.258 Patched in 1.79.262
  8. 2024-08-01 CVE-2024-39663 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.68.232 Patched in 1.69.234
  9. 2024-07-19 CVE-2024-38778 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.69.234 Patched in 1.70.236
  10. 2024-07-11 CVE-2024-38714 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.68.232 Patched in 1.69.234
  11. 2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29799 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.59.211 Patched in 1.60.213

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 7 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Turkish 100%
Russian 99%
Dutch 77%
Spanish (Spain) 58%
German 32%
German (Formal) 25%
Ukrainian 20%

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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