WordPress plugin comparison
Anchor Highlighter vs Highlight Search Terms
Anchor Highlighter
by Luciano Castro
10+ installs
Highlight Search Terms
by Rolf Allard van Hagen
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Highlight Search Terms has more active installs: 6K+, against 10+ for Anchor Highlighter.
- On a typical day, Highlight Search Terms is downloaded about 39 times, Anchor Highlighter about 1.
- Anchor Highlighter has no reviews yet.
- Highlight Search Terms was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Apr 20, 2016 for Anchor Highlighter.
- Highlight Search Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.4.2 for Anchor Highlighter.
- Highlight Search Terms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Anchor Highlighter.
Line by line
Highlight Search Terms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Anchor Highlighter | Highlight Search Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #38,825 | #2,728 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 3.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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