WordPress plugin comparison
Fancy Search vs Spotlight Search
At a glance
- Both have 10+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Spotlight Search is downloaded about 2 times, Fancy Search about 1.
- Spotlight Search was updated more recently: Jun 13, 2026, against Sep 5, 2016 for Fancy Search.
- Spotlight Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for Fancy Search.
- Fancy Search has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Spotlight Search.
Line by line
Spotlight Search leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Fancy Search |  Spotlight Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,776 | #32,330 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 44 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 4 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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