WP Search Suggest
by Konstantin Obenland · Search
Also makes 13 other plugins · 23.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides title suggestions while typing a search query, using the built-in jQuery suggest script.
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
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “typing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
86 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 34.4K 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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 71 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
37
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suggest | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| typing | #20 | #19 | up 4 |
| search suggestions | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 5 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
- Add “typing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #20 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 428 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v8 · 28 May 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 72% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Lukasz7.5y ago
Even faster if you follow these suggestions: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-fast-wp-search-suggest/ This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Jan Dembowski. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Remove link
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kresimir Pendic7.7y ago
Thanks for your great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaroslawistok8.5y ago
I like this simple Plugin, I only would wish to have more results or to set an option for this 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mikhail Alferov8.5y ago
С плагином интернет-магазина WP Shop работает отлично. Чтобы саджест-поиск не искал в ненужных типах записей в файл functions.php достаточно включить функцию-фильтр, в которой настроить WP Search Suggest под себя: `/* * Customize plugin WP Search Suggest */ function wp_search_suggest_custom($query_args) { $query_args += [ ‘post_type’ => [‘post’, ‘page’], ‘posts_per_page’ => 10, ]; return $query_args; } add_filter( ‘wpss_search_query_args’, ‘wp_search_suggest_custom’);`
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Narthur10.7y ago
No fiddling with settings required–does exactly what you’d expect straight out of the box. No less, no more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alordiel11.3y ago
It is so easily to set up and developers friendly. Just what you need. Thanks a million.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ master41216012.5y ago
I like it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 992278612.5y ago
Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
2 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 Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 868 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-20 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-18 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 400+ → 500+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 500+ → 400+ down after 241 days in tier
- 2025-10-26 600+ → 500+ down 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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SearchWP Live Ajax Search 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relevanssi Live Ajax Search 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
YMC Filter 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPC AJAX Search for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Search Live 600+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Nav Menu Item Duplicator 500+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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