Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search
by YummyWP · Search
Boost WooCommerce sales with instant Ajax product search — live suggestions, fullscreen popup, SKU search, and GA4 analytics, all in one plugin.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.9K estimated
Momentum
-26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “product search”, “search” and “ajax search” for “fuzzy search”, “word search” and “internal search”. “product search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “fuzzy search” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “word search” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ajax search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “internal search” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 432.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 12 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| search by sku your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| smart search | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| sku search | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| woocommerce search your tag | #8 | #15 | up 1 |
| woocommerce search by sku | #4 | #5 | up 2 |
| word search | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| fuzzy search | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| internal search | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| wp smart analytics | #5 | #14 | — |
| ajax product search | #11 | #13 | up 1 |
| smart | #15 | #19 | down 2 |
| ajax search your tag | #15 | #17 | down 1 |
| relevance | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| instant order search | #6 | #7 | — |
| instant search | #11 | #11 | down 2 |
| exclude from search | #11 | #16 | down 3 |
| sku | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| product search your tag | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| full text search | #12 | #15 | down 1 |
| search your tag | #20 | #22 | 0 |
188 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 127 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “product search”, “search” and “ajax search” for “fuzzy search”, “word search” and “internal search”. “product search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “fuzzy search” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “word search” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ajax search” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “internal search” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “ajax search”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 13.5K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
12
releases in the last 12 months
12d ago
latest release · v3.0.14 · 21 Oct 2026
86
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 38 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 9 Jul 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.0.8 Fixed: recent searches styling issue when search popup opened from website’s menu Updated: translations 3.0.8
- — 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
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 3.0.4 fix 3.0.4
- — 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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.14). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Boost WooCommerce sales with instant Ajax product search — live suggestions, fullscreen popup, SKU search,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, Google Analytics and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,464 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "search by sku" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 5K+ → 6K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 6K+ → 5K+ down after 215 days in tier
- 2026-02-16 7K+ → 6K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 7K+ → 6K+ down after 194 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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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 B -
Jetpack Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags A -
Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
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