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WP Fastest Site Search

by ExpertRec · Search

Replace the default search with ExpertRec's powerful and fully customizable WordPress search plugin.

How scoring works →
90 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 93/100
Support 70/100

90 health vs 60 average across 412 Search plugins

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.

97 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 88/100
Listing tuning 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-62% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

158

now · peak 2.3K

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

WP Fastest Site Sear · #13776 Audible Site Search · #17761 Instant Search · #18479 FiboSearch · #292

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈190

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

Details

Version
5.4.20
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2019-01-07 · 7 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
7.1

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-02-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
  2. 2025-02-14 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in band
  3. 2025-02-06 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in band
  4. 2025-01-28 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in band
  5. 2025-01-21 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
  6. 2025-01-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
  7. 2025-01-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
  8. 2025-01-16 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band

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WP Fastest Site Search: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (27 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-fastest-site-search