WordPress plugin comparison
Highlight Magic vs Highlight Search Terms
Highlight Magic
by Prashant Thakur
Fewer than 10 installs
Highlight Search Terms
by Rolf Allard van Hagen
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Highlight Search Terms has more active installs: 6K+, against fewer than 10 for Highlight Magic.
- On a typical day, Highlight Search Terms is downloaded about 39 times, Highlight Magic about 2.
- Highlight Magic has no reviews yet.
- Highlight Search Terms was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 2, 2024 for Highlight Magic.
- Highlight Search Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 6.6.11 for Highlight Magic.
- Highlight Search Terms has been around longer: since 2009, against 2024 for Highlight Magic.
Line by line
Highlight Search Terms leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Highlight Magic | Highlight Search Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #70,019 | #2,726 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 3.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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