gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search
by luistinygod · Search
Also makes 2 other plugins · 130+ installs across the portfolio →
Extends WordPress search engine to taxonomies, custom fields and media, sorts results by relevance or date, and more. Simple and clean!
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
90+
≈96 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom post types search”, “custom taxonomies search” and “improve 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.
51 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 14.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 646 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3621 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3621 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 search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom taxonomies search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| improve search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| relevance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search 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 search”, “custom taxonomies search” and “improve 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 100 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
9.9y ago
latest release · v1.4.4 · 2 Dec 2016
17
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fearlex9.7y ago
It does exactly what it says, even better it searches for custom fields as well. Thank you thank you thank you !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ygirod9.8y ago
Does what it says on the tin !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dworsky10.4y ago
How wonderful to get reverse chronological back in searches rather than relevancy. THANKS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ExpIorer10.8y ago
works great, thanx!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fanat9811.6y ago
Super Thanks!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ axlrod11.9y ago
After spending 12+ hours testing other plugins and trying to make them work the way I wanted, I stumbled upon this one. Thank goodness! I am appalled that this plugin is on page 5 of WordPress search. It should be on page 1, as it was more useful than many other super popular plugins I tried to use. It goes to show that popularity does not equal efficacy. There are some things that could be done better, like a shortcode to insert it anywhere, including in theme files, based on custom fields and post types. But, this is not the end of the world. I agree with the other poster that this should be include in native WordPress Search, which pales in comparison to this. Thank you for making this free. 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ genovic12.1y ago
After looking through several improve wordpress search plugins I found this one which is what I was looking for. Simple, light, and easy to use. Enable stopwords, search by tags/categories, match at least one term in the search. Hope they can add exclude specific pages from search option. Edit: Update: After giving the plugin fair use over a period of time there are some bugs(which I have mentioned in support tickets) that need to be worked out in the plugin & def room from improvement. If they work those bugs out this plugin would be perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scoutbrand12.8y ago
After trying out a variety of frustratingly complex WP search plugins, I stumbled upon this one. I’m so glad I did – it is perfect for my needs! I just wanted to be able to make taxonomy values searchable, and this JUST WORKS. Allows for sorting by relevancy and term highlighting too, which are bonuses. I can’t sing its praises highly enough!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.4). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 5.5 gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search <= 1.4.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-07 CVE-2024-34560 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.4 No patch available
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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,999 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Custom Post Types Search", "custom taxonomies search", "improve search" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 100+ → 90+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 100+ → 90+ down after 909 days in tier
- 2023-11-25 200+ → 100+ down after 615 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 300+ → 200+ down after 930 days in tier
- 2019-09-02 400+ → 300+ down after 161 days in tier
- 2019-03-25 1K+ → 400+ down
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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Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Super Search – Custom Post Types 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - S Search Relevance 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Ansera Search 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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