Shortcode Search | WordPress Search Bar Shortcode Plugin
by Kulwant Agarwal · Search
Shortcode Search is a simple plugin that lets users add a search bar anywhere on their WordPress website using the shortcode [search].
58 health vs 67 average across 215 Search plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 519 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 2025-02-13 · 519 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 98
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 179 days.
Install history · since 2025-02-14 · 516 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-24 50+ → 60+ up after 75 days in band
- 2026-03-10 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-09 50+ → 40+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-02-23 40+ → 50+ up after 46 days in band
- 2026-01-08 30+ → 40+ up after 13 days in band
- 2025-12-26 40+ → 30+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-12-17 30+ → 40+ up after 33 days in band
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