Instant Search – Turn Search Into Sales
by Marius · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
Live search that sells: visitors see products instantly and add to cart right from the search results. Built for WooCommerce stores.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ajax search” and “live search” for “instant search” and “search by sku”. “ajax search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “instant search” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “live search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search by sku” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 62 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 112 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| voice search your tag | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| instant search | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| instant | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| google instant search | #12 | #23 | down 1 |
| admin instant search | #13 | #21 | down 2 |
| search by sku | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| instant page | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| ajax search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ajax search” and “live search” for “instant search” and “search by sku”. “ajax search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “instant search” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “live search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “search by sku” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 8 Mar 2024 · 968 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 282 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.1.8 · 12 Jul 2026
19
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 7 Mar 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jcvazquezr2.1y ago
It’s amazing, congratulations…I’ve never seen something so complicated done in such an easy way, it works perfectly, it integrates the microphone in a precise way and the online voice recognition works perfectly…just one suggestion, if the search could be closed by touching the screen or by restarting the search for another…CONGRATULATIONS FRIEND, very good complement…very good work
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 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 "Live search that sells: visitors see products instantly and add to cart right from the search results. Buil..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,013 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax search", "woocommerce search" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 60+ → 70+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 80+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-02 70+ → 80+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 70+ → 80+ up 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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Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Fastest Site Search 100+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A - W WooSearch 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Product Search for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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