Network Database Search
by Micah Miller-Eshleman · Search
Powerful multisite database search for WordPress administrators. Search posts, custom fields, menus, media, options, and even Gravity Forms.
41 health vs 60 average across 606 Search plugins
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3250 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 143
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
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,393 observations
Details
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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Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - U Unconfirmed 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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MB FacetWP Integration 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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