WordPress plugin comparison
Customizer Search vs Highlight Search Terms
Customizer Search
by Nikhil Chavan
40K+ installs5.0
Highlight Search Terms
by Rolf Allard van Hagen
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Customizer Search has more active installs: 40K+, against 6K+ for Highlight Search Terms.
- On a typical day, Customizer Search is downloaded about 94 times, Highlight Search Terms about 39.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Highlight Search Terms was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 19, 2025 for Customizer Search.
- Highlight Search Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 6.8.12 for Customizer Search.
- Highlight Search Terms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Customizer Search.
Line by line
Highlight Search Terms leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Customizer Search | Highlight Search Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #803 | #2,726 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 3.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(10) | 5.0(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 1 year 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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