REST API for Relevanssi
by Sergiy Dzysyak · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin provides a REST API endpoint for the Relevanssi search plugin.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈260 estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “relevanssi”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
47 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 7.6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1268 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1268 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| relevanssi your tag | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “relevanssi”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “api”, “rest api” and “search” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 338 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Mar 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Maxime333.4y ago
Great plugin, great support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laxus Mcfury4.6y ago
This plugin helped me a lot with my Rest API based live search, i really appreciate it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mkhaledche6.2y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Knowledge base").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Polylang, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 7 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,358 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-22 300+ → 200+ down after 776 days in tier
- 2023-10-08 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 200+ → 300+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2023-06-28 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 200+ → 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).
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WordPress REST API (Version 2) 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP REST API – OAuth 1.0a Server 7K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - C Contact Form 7 to API 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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