WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Base Terms vs Search Regex
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Custom Base Terms.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Custom Base Terms about 10.
- Custom Base Terms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 101 reviews.
- Custom Base Terms was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Search Regex.
- Custom Base Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Search Regex.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for Custom Base Terms.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Base Terms |  Search Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,015 | #291 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 242 | 51.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(101) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.37 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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