Open Search

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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

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.

1. ★★★★★ Marc Bernard

   6.4y ago

   Thanks for this nifty plugin! Perfect! You might want to add some documentation since it’s very hidden how it works. 1) After activating the plugin, a <link rel=”search”> tag is added to the header of your webpages. 2) This link points to https://domain.com/wp-json/opensearch/1.1/document and produces an XML document. 3) This document.osdx contains the OpenSearch specification for your website. 4) An additional use case, is downloading this file to your Windows machine. Then you can double-click it to install a search connector to Windows. This lets you search your own website directly from your Windows and Explorer search bars. Just type the first letters of your website name to get it going! Best, Marc

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2. ★★★★★ Saleswonder Team: Tobias

   8.6y ago

   Maybe an gif animation for the visitors which is linked to a desccription howto use would be nice. i would like to translate to german.

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3. ★★★★★ ok2vvv

   8.6y ago

   Plugin works exactly as it should. I was looking for a plugin that activates on the web in google chrome search using the TAB key. Thanks a lot.

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4. ★★★★★ rinma

   9.4y ago

   This plugin is easy to use. Install it and it works 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-13 300+ → 200+ down after 917 days in tier
2. 2023-04-10 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in tier
3. 2023-03-22 300+ → 200+ down after 76 days in tier
4. 2023-01-05 200+ → 300+ up

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).

• O OpenSearch 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
• String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
• Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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Open Search: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/open-search-document