Voice Search
by Pascal Birchler · Search
Also makes 3 other plugins · 43.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows visitors to search the site using their voice.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “search” and “speech” 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.
82 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 36.3K 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.
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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| voice search | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| voice your tag | #2 | #6 | down 1 |
| voice to post | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| voice recognition | #1 | #2 | — |
| speech recognition | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| recognition your tag | #7 | #17 | down 1 |
| relevanssi | #21 | #14 | down 2 |
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speech your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “search” and “speech” 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.
- Already on top for “voice search”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 16 May 2025
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Fabio2.3y ago
Easy to install, if your template has the normal search box it simply works. The plugin adds a mic button, of course, because security, all browsers need to ask permission to use it at least once, but it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oliverm012.5y ago
I am working on a portal on the EU AI Act not at least for mobile use (similar to artificialintelligenceact.eu but better, haha). In the last three days I tested four different voice search tools (WP-Plugins). The only one that really convinced me was this one – the others were really disappointing although they are really (!) expensive … This one here works great on iphone with chrome & safari (last one is the better mobile experience because of security reasons). It works on Android, Mac & Windows with Chrome. There might be still some minor challenges with this plugin, ok. For example: In one of the js file were some styles that I could not overwrite in the beginning with customizer. After I removed the one or other “!important” in the stylesheet. Now it works great and I can display a secon searchfield in an accordeon too. Another issue was exact responsive positioning of the icon … ok, is still not working perfect e.g. after resizing a browser-window, but thats not really a problem. WP-Version is 6.5.2.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ proiontaghs3.5y ago
Great plugin for voice search. It also works perfectly in Greek. No training required, as with other voice searches. I tested it on a computer and on a mobile phone with male and female voices. It works immediately and understandably.But one very small problem I have is that the microphone graphic is black and the background color is dark gray as well. So it is not distinct. I tried to change the background in the search area, but it didn’t work. Any help on this?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atlantichealthcareproducts5.6y ago
Great concept
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iwillbmm7.5y ago
This is the same feature google chrome offers, without the need of a plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Boluki9.1y ago
Hi ; there is an extra ‘Space’ in js file registration in plugin.php file at line 45. exactly before ‘.js’ at the end of line. This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by Boluki.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hanybee9.9y ago
@pascal Birchler this plugin is Great for new 2016 SEO well done i install it in my site دليل الكويت This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by hanybee.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ internethappens10.4y ago
Plugin Does Not Activate.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows visitors to search the site using their voice."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 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 224 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "recognition", "speech" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 600+ → 700+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 700+ → 600+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 600+ → 700+ up after 1 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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Easy Text-to-Speech 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 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 -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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