WordPress plugin comparison
Customizer Search vs Pretty Search Permalinks
Customizer Search
by Nikhil Chavan
40K+ installs5.0
Pretty Search Permalinks
by Angel Costa
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Customizer Search has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Pretty Search Permalinks.
- On a typical day, Customizer Search is downloaded about 94 times, Pretty Search Permalinks about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Pretty Search Permalinks was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Jun 19, 2025 for Customizer Search.
- Pretty Search Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Customizer Search.
- Pretty Search Permalinks has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Customizer Search.
Line by line
Customizer Search leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Customizer Search | Pretty Search Permalinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #803 | #16,222 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 130 |
| Rating | 5.0(10) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 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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