WordPress plugin comparison
Highlight Search Terms vs Search Regex
Highlight Search Terms
by Rolf Allard van Hagen
6K+ installs5.0
Search Regex
by John Godley
100K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 6K+ for Highlight Search Terms.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Highlight Search Terms about 39.
- Highlight Search Terms is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 4.7 from 101 reviews.
- Highlight Search Terms was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for Search Regex.
- Highlight Search Terms is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Search Regex.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Highlight Search Terms.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Highlight Search Terms | Search Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,726 | #291 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.2K | 50.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(40) | 4.7(101) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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