WP Sphinx Search
by prettyboymp · Search
Adds Sphinx integration to WordPress' search capability.
41 health vs 60 average across 460 Search plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0., well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5798 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
45
now · peak 143
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
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Extended Search 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce – Searchanise 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPCasa Advanced Search 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
powerSearch for bbPress 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - P Post Meta Searcher 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Bing Custom Search for WordPress 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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