Open Search
by Matthias Pfefferle · Search
Create an OpenSearch Document for your blog.
86 health vs 66 average across 223 Search 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
71
now · peak 331
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-13 300+ → 200+ down after 917 days in band
- 2023-04-10 200+ → 300+ up after 19 days in band
- 2023-03-22 300+ → 200+ down after 76 days in band
- 2023-01-05 200+ → 300+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- O OpenSearch 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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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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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/open-search-document" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Open Search — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Open Search: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/open-search-document