Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search

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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 · 43% 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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.0.8 Fixed: recent searches styling issue when search popup opened from website’s menu Updated: translations 3.0.8
2. — Version 3.0.7 Added: option “Display only Search Icon” – hides input field and shows only search button Added: ability to add “Sokol Smart Search” widget into menu 3.0.7
3. — Version 3.0.6 Fixed: issue when user can’t click on the founded results in the inline widget Checked: WordPress 7.0 compatibility 3.0.6
4. — Version 3.0.5 Fixed: issue when a few inline widgets present and a backdrop covers widgets so user can’t click on the founded results Updated: resent searches chips styles for mobile 3.0.5
5. — Version 3.0.4 fix 3.0.4
6. — Version 3.0.0 Added: new major feature – data indexing – that improves search performance Updated: WPML and Polylang compatibility Updated: caching logic 3.0.0

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

1. Medium · 5.4 Smart WooCommerce Search <= 2.5.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-04-18 CVE-2023-30783 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.5.0 Patched in 2.5.1

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

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-16 7K+ → 6K+ down after 9 days in tier
2. 2026-02-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-02-05 7K+ → 6K+ down after 194 days in tier
4. 2025-07-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 238 days in tier
5. 2024-11-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 200 days in tier
6. 2024-05-14 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-05-13 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2024-05-12 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3 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).

• FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A
• Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A
• Jetpack Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A
• Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B
• Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A

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Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search: 6K+ active installs, 4.4★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-woocommerce-search