Scry Search: Meilisearch for WordPress
by JG Web Development · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Meilisearch for WordPress: keyword + built-in semantic/hybrid search. Drop-in WP_Query, ~45 PHP hooks, no theme changes.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “developer”, “hooks” and “search” for “vector search”, “semantic search” and “fuzzy search”. “developer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vector search” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hooks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “semantic search” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fuzzy search” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 3.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 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.
This plugin shipped 18 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
3 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| meilisearch your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| vector search | #6 | #18 | up 4 |
| typeahead | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| semantic search | #11 | #18 | 0 |
| hybrid | #17 | #22 | up 3 |
| fuzzy search | #14 | #18 | 0 |
| search by sku | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| semantic ui | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| semantic web | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| developer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hooks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
56 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 47 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “developer”, “hooks” and “search” for “vector search”, “semantic search” and “fuzzy search”. “developer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vector search” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hooks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “semantic search” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fuzzy search” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Mar 2026 · 240 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
18
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.8.2 · 28 Oct 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 47 days.
Install history since 5 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ erlisa6mo ago
ScryWP Search Meilisearch is an absolute game-changer for website performance. Integrating Meilisearch makes the search results load almost instantly, which is a massive upgrade from the default WordPress search. What impressed me the most, however, is the support team. They are incredibly professional and truly listen to user feedback. When I requested a new feature for the analytics section, they pushed out a patch with the exact feature in less than 24 hours! This level of dedication and fast response is extremely rare in the WordPress community. If you are looking for a powerful, resource-friendly search solution backed by a passionate development team, this is the one. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
7 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 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 19 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "if you need", "built for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,578 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "extendable" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 40+ → 30+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 30+ → 40+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 30+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 30+ → 20+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
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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Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
HookMeUp for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - S Search by SKU for Woocommerce 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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