WordPress plugin comparison
Ivory Search vs Highlight Search Terms
Ivory Search
by Vinod Dalvi
90K+ installs4.9
Highlight Search Terms
by Rolf Allard van Hagen
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Ivory Search has more active installs: 90K+, against 6K+ for Highlight Search Terms.
- On a typical day, Ivory Search is downloaded about 874 times, Highlight Search Terms about 39.
- Highlight Search Terms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,562 reviews.
- Highlight Search Terms was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 21, 2026 for Ivory Search.
- Highlight Search Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Ivory Search.
- Highlight Search Terms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Ivory Search.
Line by line
Ivory Search leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Ivory Search | Highlight Search Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #471 | #2,728 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 63K | 3.4K |
| Rating | 4.9(1.6K) | 5.0(40) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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