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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.

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

A 86/100

no flags

Active installs

100+

≈150 estimated

Momentum

-10%

downloads vs prior 30d

Biggest opportunity: “advanced search”, “ajax search” and “woocommerce 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.

How scoring works →
86 Health · A
Maintenance 91/100
Rating quality 93/100
Support 70/100

86 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins

Install conversion

How it's measured →

0.2%

of downloads still active

At least 100 of 44.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 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 9 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

Version
5.4.20
Last updated
5mo ago
Added
2019-01-07 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
7.1

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

Updated 157 days ago

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer

Rating quality 88/100

5.0★ over 27 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-10% vs prior 30d
232 Nov 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · peaks are release surges

5422 Nov 2026

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

52 Nov 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

862 Nov 2026

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.

5.4K2 Nov 2026

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

9

releases in the last 12 months

5mo ago

latest release · v5.4.20 · 29 May 2026

28

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

5.4.20 · 29 May 20265.4.19 · 22 Apr 20265.4.18 · 13 Apr 20265.4.17 · 8 Apr 20265.4.16 · 7 Apr 20265.4.15 · 6 Apr 20265.4.14 · 4 Apr 20265.4.13 · 30 Mar 20265.4.12 · 6 Feb 20265.4.11 · 3 Oct 20255.4.10 · 12 Aug 20255.4.9 · 8 Aug 20255.4.8 · 1 Aug 20255.4.7 · 31 Jul 2025

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v5.4 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈150

Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

Install history since 18 Nov 2019

1002 Nov 2026

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ★★★★★ rpmuser
    8mo ago

    Expertrec is the best custom search plugin I’ve come across and product support as well. Also, I would like this plugin that work with and without cookie consent too. Many thanks to team Expertrec! This topic was modified 4 months, 4 weeks ago by rpmuser.

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  2. ★★★★★ sridhar64
    1.1y ago

    The plugin works great for even semantic searches for our mattress website

    Read on wp.org ↗
  3. ★★★★★ mikacns
    2.0y ago

    I’ve been blown away by the level of support and functionalities this product has. It’s worth every penny due to speed, choice of functionalities and the customer service which goes above and beyond to customize things for you. Special shout-out to JK from their team, you are a star! Highly recommended!

    Read on wp.org ↗
  4. ★★★★★ danielb44
    2.3y ago

    I love how exceptionally fast the search queries are! Plus, the opportunity to try it first is fantastic. Customer service was extremely helpful in assisting with the customization.  I highly recommend this plug-in!

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  5. ★★★★★ arturscavone
    2.7y ago

    We have on our website, aterraeredonda.com.br, more than 7 thousand articles on the most varied topics, all cataloged by categories. This plugin proved capable of performing instant and intelligent searches in milliseconds, showing results intuitively and with the necessary filters. It has our recommendation.

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  6. ★★★★★ jammylad
    3.1y ago

    Highly recommended for those looking to improve their e-commerce websites. This is a superb solution. The UI is easy to navigate with loads of features to improve search depending on your specific needs, and the support is second-to-none with fast and highly efficient solutions. We’ve already seen an upturn in sales, and the bounce rate is heading in the right direction. It’s been a game-changer for us. Thanks to JK and the Expertrec team 🙂

    Read on wp.org ↗
  7. ★★★★★ robadeedoo123
    3.2y ago

    Bang for buck for such versatile search this is the best deal on the market with extremely good back end support and people who are committed to making the solution you need work to your requirements. Extremely fast as well. Very happy. keep up the great work.

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  8. ★★★★★ sindrejl
    3.2y ago

    I tried this plugin for a 14 day trial periode, and instantly fell in love with how well it worked. I needed alot of help to get the look and feel to fit my webpage, and the support helped me with css, translations etc very fast even during the trial periode.Highly recommend this plugin 🙂

    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 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "Replace the default search with ExpertRec's powerful and fully customizable WordPress search plugin."
  • ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
  • ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
  • ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Google Analytics, ChatGPT.
  • ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 6 lists.
  • ✓ Enough to quote 7,480 characters of description.
  • ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ajax search", "site search" do not.

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-02-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
  2. 2025-02-14 100+ → 200+ up after 8 days in tier
  3. 2025-02-06 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
  4. 2025-01-28 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
  5. 2025-01-21 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2025-01-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
  7. 2025-01-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2025-01-16 100+ → 200+ 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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WP Fastest Site Search: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (27 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-fastest-site-search

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