A powerful search tool that helps developers quickly find text strings within theme and plugin files.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code search”, “developer tools” and “file search” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 1.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 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 2 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| developer tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| file search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| string search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code search”, “developer tools” and “file search” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jul 2025 · 472 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 152 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 19 Jul 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 51 days.
Install history since 18 Jul 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nick63526831.3y ago
For years I was using Notepad++ to search strings in files, but I could not filter what type of files to search from file types – for example, php, html, css, etc… Also, I had to spend a few seconds to select the location of the folders to search from my hard drive, at least for local development. This plugin allows me to not only filter which files to search, but also for live sites, I can search on the spot without having to download the themes/plugins if I don’t have copies of them on my pc. And at an added bonus, it works really fast. Not necessarily a must use tool, but a great help and time saver for developers and alike.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A powerful search tool that helps developers quickly find text strings within theme and plugin files."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,535 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("code search", "developer-tools", "file search", "string search" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 70+ → 60+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 50+ → 70+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 40+ → 50+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 30+ → 40+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 30+ → 20+ down after 9 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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Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Code Search 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Search Regex 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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