Search by ID
by Uffe Fey · Search
Enables the user to search by post ID using the built-in search within the control panel. Works for all kinds of posts.
50 health vs 60 average across 606 Search plugins
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 5.0.27, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2809 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
179
now · peak 456
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-19 · 1,427 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ whatanoisybird5.6y ago
Just tested it with WordPress 5.6! Thank you for this great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lama0101016.9y ago
Thanks for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fabian_Niesen7.4y ago
Very nice and useful. What would be great, when it also would work in the frontend search
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rocknrollninjahacker7.6y ago
It worked better than I expected. Great plugin for searching by ID
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixeldroid7.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ WPSeeker8.4y ago
Does the job and it’s exactly what I needed to search for posts by ID. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leekianseng8.7y ago
good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John9.9y 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
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 D -
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 80K+ 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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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/search-by-id" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Search by ID — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Search by ID: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-by-id