Enables the user to search by post ID using the built-in search within the control panel. Works for all kinds of posts.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom post types”, “id” and “pages” 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.
50 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 21.3K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2872 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 2872 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| id your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pages your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “custom post types”, “id” and “pages” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 456 · peaks are release surges
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
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 · 89% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ whatanoisybird5.8y ago
Just tested it with WordPress 5.6! Thank you for this great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lama0101017.1y ago
Thanks for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fabian_Niesen7.6y ago
Very nice and useful. What would be great, when it also would work in the frontend search
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rocknrollninjahacker7.8y ago
It worked better than I expected. Great plugin for searching by ID
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixeldroid7.8y ago
Thanks for writing this! Once again I find myself wondering how such a popular CMS can be so poor at content management…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WPSeeker8.5y ago
Does the job and it’s exactly what I needed to search for posts by ID. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leekianseng8.8y ago
good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John10.1y ago
Great tool, many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables the user to search by post ID using the built-in search within the control panel. Works for all kin..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("I’ve installed and activated the plugin, but cannot find it in the admin area").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 730 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-07 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 800+ → 700+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 700+ → 800+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 700+ → 800+ up after 2 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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Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B - A Author Filters 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Drop a live Pulse card for Search by ID into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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