Sitelinks Search Box

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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 · 53% 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.

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.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5 Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly & Security improvements. 1.5
2. — Version 1.3 Updated get_site_url() to get_home_url() to match guideline “url – This property specifies the URL of your website. It must match the canonical URL of your domain’s homepage”. Thanks to hennell for pointing this out. 1.3
3. — Version 1.2 Do not insert markup if YOAST SEO plugin is active as it adds the same information. 1.2
4. — Version 1.1 Changed get_site_url() to get_home_url() for support of WordPress installations in subfolders. Thanks to Diego Betto for pointing this out. 1.1
5. — Version 1.0.1 Updated readme.txt file with info about “WordPress SEO by Yoast” including the Sitelink Search Box markup in their plugin from version 1.6 on. If you use WordPress SEO by Yoast version 1.6 or newer, you don’t need this p 1.0.1
6. — Version 1.0 First stable release. 1.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-07-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-07-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-07-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-07-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 12 days in tier
6. 2025-06-22 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 847 days in tier
8. 2023-02-25 4K+ → 3K+ down 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).

• Better Search Replace 1M+ installs · 4.3★ B
• Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ A
• Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ A
• String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ C
• Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.9★ A
• Go Live Update Urls 90K+ installs · 4.4★ A

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Sitelinks Search Box: 2K+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sitelinks-search-box