yolink Search for WordPress
by Aaron Brazell · Search
Also makes 9 other plugins · 50+ 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.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-30%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “search” and “social sharing” 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.
48 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 25.4K 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.
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 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5023 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.3.2; the current branch is 7.1
1.3★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.9★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5023 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “search” and “social sharing” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 201 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.8y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 1 Feb 2013
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.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ veliseremet13.0y ago
You put some limit. It’s not good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dubbinz13.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ chrissyfer14.0y 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 ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2013-02-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.6 Patched in 2.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Optimize your site search, increase time on site, and help help drive organic SEO with the most powerful se..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,812 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "social sharing" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 729 days in tier
- 2023-07-13 30+ → 20+ down after 365 days in tier
- 2022-07-13 50+ → 30+ down after 536 days in tier
- 2021-01-23 200+ → 50+ 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 -
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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