Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ JustBruno

   5.5y ago

   @moderator This plugin does not belong in the WP repository. It gives you only a 14 day free trial. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by JustBruno.

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2. ★★★★★ Luis Martins

   5.8y ago

   The plugin does not integrate well with the customization options the dashboard offers. Support to the plugin seems to be inexistent.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   8.3y ago

   HUGE WEAKNESS: It doesn’t search your pages. The search functionality is creates doesn’t search your pages. It only searches your posts. SECOND WEAKNESS: Swiftype is NOT FREE. It is COSTLY. You are paying a third party to run a server to search your website and create “relevant” search from the data it obtains from your website. And if it gets the relevance wrong, you have to manually correct it on their website. This is tedious work. The minimal cost is $79 a month and goes up the searches and documents are used on your website. BASIC COST OF SWIFTYPE: STANDARD Search Account: Your site is crawled once every 3 days – so any updates won’t show up for 3 days. $79 PER MONTH for 5k documents, 50k searches, 1 engine + $25 per additional 5k documents + $25 per additional 50k searches + $50 per additional engine — PRO Search Accouint: Your site is crawled every 12 hours – so any updates won’t show up for 12 hours. $199 PER MONTH for 10k documents, 100k searches, 1 engine + $25 per additional 5k documents + $25 per additional 50k searches + $100 per additional engine —

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4. ★★★★★ Arhidiablo

   9.6y ago

   Доброго времени суток, тестировал для своего сайта плагины для поиска, этот плагин сразу запросил API, зарегистрировался без проблем, только как оказалось этот плагин бесплатный на 14 дней, дальше нужно приобретать его, самый дешевый вариант 299 доларов, однако зачем мне приобретать на сайт визитку где посещаемость в месяц 20 человек ? По стоимости больше чем сам некоммерческий проект. Каждый разработчик зарабатывает как может и сам выбирает путь, но политика этого плагина мне не понравилась.

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5. ★★★★★ jabalina

   9.9y ago

   Not recommended. Cheaper (or even fully functional and free) and better options

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6. ★★★★★ nene

   10.6y ago

   I’m sure Swiftype is a good service but I think it’s overpriced. Their PRO plan is good for nothing as all the goodies are for the Business plan which will cost you 249 $ per month I pay that much for my VPS.

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7. ★★★★★ kokdemir

   11.0y ago

   There are great alternatives with lower price.

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8. ★★★★★ macgyvertr

   11.2y ago

   very useful.. 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-24 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-05-23 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-05-21 500+ → 400+ down after 224 days in tier
4. 2025-10-09 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-10-07 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-10-06 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-10-05 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-10-04 600+ → 500+ down after 299 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 – Relevant search results for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Site Search 360 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Bing Custom Search for WordPress 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• ACF: Better Search 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress: 400+ active installs, 3.7★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/swiftype-search