Search with Typesense

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 207 days.

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.

1. ★★★★★ James Joseph Finn

   9mo ago

   This plugin is a gem of a gift to the WordPress community. Embedding a modern and performant search interface into your website couldn’t possibly be easier. The plugin uses the Algolia open-source vanilla JS libraries “InstantSearch.js” and “Autocomplete.js”, which communicate with your Typesense server using fetch requests in the browser; no connection to WordPress needed, and thus fully compatible with static generation. Via their WP-Admin GUI, the software indexes your WP posts and pages as Typesense “documents” and “collections”; while the frontend search interface fetches data direct from your Typesense instance. I used the Typesense provided Docker image to spin up a self-hosted instance; added my instance API keys to the Typesense plugin settings in WP-Admin; indexed 4000+ posts in a couple minutes; added the default shortcode to a test page; ran a SimplyStatic export, and voilà, it works splendidly! Important note for static site generation: Prior to running an index, you’ll need to filter the permalink; otherwise the search results will link to your WP: /** * Filter Typesense document data before it is indexed.**/add_filter( 'cm_typesense_data_before_entry', function( $formatted_data, $raw_data, $object_id ) { if ( isset( $formatted_data['permalink'] ) ) { $formatted_data['permalink'] = str_replace( 'wp[dot]example[dot]com', 'example[dot]com', $formatted_data['permalink'] ); } return $formatted_data;}, 10, 3 ); *WordPress[dot]org doesn’t permit URLs in reviews, hence why the [dot] chicanery in the above snippet. Pax et bonum.

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2. ★★★★★ Derek Ashauer

   1.0y ago

   This plugin made it very easy to setup Typesense search on my site – couldn’t ask for much more!

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3. ★★★★★ alan781

   1.1y ago

   The search plugin is fantastic and their support is amazing – Thank you.

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4. ★★★★★ M Hassam

   3.5y ago

   I’m a developer and understand the efforts behind this treasure. WordPress UI and Debugger are also the next levels. Hope we’ll get continuous updates.

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5. ★★★★★ beamzen

   4.0y ago

   After purchasing the woocommerce plugin, support answered questions within one business day and solved any issues. This is the best support I’ve seen for a paid plugin at this price.

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6. ★★★★★ dozybee

   4.1y ago

   After the install it took me a while to get my self hosting/VPS configured to talk to the website properly but once all settled in, lightning fast results never seen before in WordPress search. Adios MySql for direct search queries – the bane of all our lives! I was looking for an Elastic Search alternative as Elastic was so intense to set up server side – this plugin sorted it. The server side engine is also nice and lightweight and not smashing resources. Indexing is quick, the front end UI looks great and can be styled if needed. I shall be using this for other projects and looking into it in more detail. Big up to the team, well done guys and look forward to future developments. (ps I shall be purchasing the Woocommerce add on today to test)

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7. ★★★★★ pimpiet

   4.5y ago

   The plugin works very good. The author responds quickly and well to support questions.

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8. ★★★★★ Prismil

   4.5y ago

   This plugin will be a game change for instant search on WordPress! Great team, great support!

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Search with Typesense <= 2.0.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-05 CVE-2025-49304 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.0.10 Patched in 2.0.11
2. Low · 2.7 Search with Typesense <= 2.0.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal ↗
   2025-02-22 CVE-2025-26876 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 2.0.8 Patched in 2.0.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-31 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-05-29 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-28 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-05-27 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-05-24 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-05-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-05-22 600+ → 700+ up after 6 days in tier
8. 2026-05-16 700+ → 600+ down after 38 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).

• WP Search with Algolia 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• SearchIQ – The Search Solution 1K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Search Live 600+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• AddSearch 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C
• Full Screen Morphing Search 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Search with Typesense: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-with-typesense