yolink Search for WordPress
by Aaron Brazell · Search
Also makes 2 other plugins · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Optimize your site search, increase time on site, and help help drive organic SEO with the most powerful search plugin for Wordpress.
39 health vs 60 average across 606 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 4959 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 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33
now · peak 201
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
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
13.6y ago
latest release · v2.6
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-03-22 · 1,376 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ veliseremet12.9y ago
You put some limit. It’s not good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dubbinz13.1y ago
Never even tried the plugin, I chose not to buy it. They charge by the amount of visits you get instead of amount of domains. I get 5k-10k visits per month and paying 300 dollars for this is crazy let alone every year, I pay much less for plugins that do a lot more. You almost had a customer until I saw your price.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrissyfer13.8y ago
I tried this plugin, which stated it was better than the wordpress search! Its not, and even though I used the very words in the post and pages title, it could not find them! I would not pay to use this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2013-02-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.6 Patched in 2.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-06 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-01 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 10+ → 20+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 10+ → 20+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 729 days in tier
- 2023-07-13 30+ → 20+ down
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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Search & Replace 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
String locator 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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