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Open AI Search Bar

by Vimal Kava · AI

Add a ChatGPT-style AI search bar via shortcode. Responds to prompts using OpenAI’s API (does not search site content).

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
81 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 67/100
Support 70/100

81 health vs 77 average across 304 AI 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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 53/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2023-05-11 · 1,163 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-45% vs prior 30d
May 23
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

187

now · peak 392

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

Open AI Search Bar · #33038 AI Copilot · #5886 AI Content Writing A · #7975 Kognetiks Chatbot fo · #8395

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
10–20 ≈17

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2023-05-10 · 1,164 observations

Details

Version
2.2
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2023-05-10 · 3 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.7
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-08 20+ → 10+ down after 23 days in band
  2. 2026-05-16 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in band
  3. 2026-05-10 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
  4. 2026-05-09 30+ → 20+ down after 26 days in band
  5. 2026-04-13 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
  6. 2026-04-12 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
  7. 2026-04-11 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
  8. 2026-04-10 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band

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Open AI Search Bar: 10+ active installs, 3.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/open-ai-search-bar