SwiftSearch for Typesense
by Loopstates · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Lightning-Fast, typo-tolerant search for WordPress, WooCommerce, CPTs, and taxonomies with direct-to-node queries, facets, and merchandising.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “auto complete” and “instant search” for “merchandising” and “facets”. “auto complete” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “merchandising” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “instant search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facets” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 887 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,154 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-2.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| typesense your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| typo tolerant | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| algolia your tag | #7 | #6 | down 2 |
| merchandising | #7 | #8 | down 3 |
| facets | #9 | #9 | down 2 |
| auto complete your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| instant search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “auto complete” and “instant search” for “merchandising” and “facets”. “auto complete” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “merchandising” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “instant search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facets” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 27 Jun 2026 · 128 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 273 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
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
2d ago
latest release · v1.6.9 · 30 Oct 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 26 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ darik4574mo ago
Great with absolutely free!! Finally found a reliable Typesense plugin for WordPress. This topic was modified 2 weeks, 3 days ago by darik457. This topic was modified 2 weeks, 3 days ago by darik457.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rakeshpan4mo ago
Default WordPress database queries were dragging down our performance under high traffic. SwiftSearch completely solved this by moving the load to Typesense. The real-time autocomplete and typo tolerance have completely transformed our user experience. It is incredibly fast, privacy-focused, and highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nandirajesh64mo ago
The Best free Typesense plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jitesh Sen4mo ago
I used to use paid plugin for typesense integration. This plugin provides all features for free! Excellent work!
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
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for stores", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 19 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,305 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "auto-complete", "instant search" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 10+ → 20+ up
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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