WordPress plugin comparison

Frontend File Search and Secured Lite vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Frontend File Search and Secured Lite

by haohunter

Fewer than 10 installs

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

At a glance

SearchWP Live Ajax Search has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Frontend File Search and Secured Lite.
On a typical day, SearchWP Live Ajax Search is downloaded about 288 times, Frontend File Search and Secured Lite about 1.
Frontend File Search and Secured Lite has no reviews yet.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2026, against Jul 10, 2025 for Frontend File Search and Secured Lite.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Frontend File Search and Secured Lite.
SearchWP Live Ajax Search has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Frontend File Search and Secured Lite.

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

Metric	Frontend File Search and Secured Lite	SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Popular rank	#53,504	#795
Active installs	Fewer than 10	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	6.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(36)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.02	×1.17
Last release	1 year ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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