Yuto – Meilisearch Integrator
by Pono Press · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Turbocharge your website search with lightning-fast and hyper-relevant Meilisearch search engine
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Health
C 68/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “integrator” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 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 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
68 health vs 63 average across 979 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 3.3K 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 435 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yuto your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| meilisearch your tag | #3 | #2 | up 1 |
| integrator | #12 | #10 | down 2 |
| faceted search | #16 | #12 | down 5 |
| better search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 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
- Add “integrator” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 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 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Aug 2024 · 803 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 235 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v0.1.3 · 22 Aug 2025
12
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 19 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pineapple is DISGUSTING on Pizza10mo ago
Connecting to a self-hosted instance worked well and so did building the index. The only thing missing for me at this point is actually leading to a results page after hitting enter. Right now this search ONLY has five live results. Hoping they will add a few more options at some point but so far so good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justgert1.2y ago
So glad we found this plugin. When using Meilisearch and WP, this is a MUST have. Big thanks to the developer(s)!! Hope this one keeps working for years to come:-)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjb5021.4y ago
works well. 5 stars. great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rosigroupcom1.6y ago
In the widget you need to set the index, which I didn’t notice at first.Otherwise the plugin works very well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous1.7y ago
Search SUCKS. Meilisearch is a shockingly low-cost way to make it suck less. And this plugin is a super easy way to integrate your site with it. The devs are responsive, kind, and attentive to issues. I can’t wait to see where they go, making this even better!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ djbox20181.8y ago
thanks to the team,the integration is so smooth and effortless!! 2-3 clicks and you are done
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, BuddyPress, Easy Digital Downloads and 1 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,229 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "better search" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 60+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 80+ → 70+ down after 4 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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Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
ACF: Better Search 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SearchIQ – The Search Solution 1K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Swiftype Site Search Plugin for WordPress 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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