WordPress plugin comparison

BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search

BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel

by Sarah Gooding

10+ installs5.0

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

At a glance

SearchWP Live Ajax Search has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel.
On a typical day, SearchWP Live Ajax Search is downloaded about 288 times, BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel about 1.
BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 36 reviews.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2026, against May 11, 2011 for BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.1.4 for BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel.
BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for SearchWP Live Ajax Search.

SearchWP Live Ajax Search leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel	SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Popular rank	#42,212	#795
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	6.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(36)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.17
Last release	15 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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