WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Admin Search vs Spotlight Search
At a glance
- Advanced Admin Search has more active installs: 500+, against 10+ for Spotlight Search.
- On a typical day, Advanced Admin Search is downloaded about 8 times, Spotlight Search about 2.
- Spotlight Search has no reviews yet.
- Spotlight Search was updated more recently: Jun 13, 2026, against Jun 14, 2022 for Advanced Admin Search.
- Spotlight Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.0.18 for Advanced Admin Search.
- Advanced Admin Search has been around longer: since 2018, against 2024 for Spotlight Search.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Advanced Admin Search |  Spotlight Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,770 | #32,330 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 151 | 44 |
| Rating | 4.3(8) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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