WordPress plugin comparison

gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search vs Search Regex

gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search

by luistinygod

90+ installs4.7

Search Regex

by John Godley

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search.
On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search about 4.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Dec 2, 2016 for gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search.
Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search.
Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2013 for gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search.

Search Regex leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	gee Search Plus, improved WordPress search	Search Regex
Popular rank	#17,251	#291
Active installs	90+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	105	51.6K
Rating	4.7(15)	4.7(101)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.31
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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