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HTML5 Search for WordPress vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search

HTML5 Search for WordPress

by Jean-Francois Arseneault

10+ installs1.0

SearchWP Live Ajax Search

by Syed Balkhi

40K+ installs4.7

At a glance

  • SearchWP Live Ajax Search has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for HTML5 Search for WordPress.
  • On a typical day, SearchWP Live Ajax Search is downloaded about 288 times, HTML5 Search for WordPress about 1.
  • SearchWP Live Ajax Search is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 36 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
  • SearchWP Live Ajax Search was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2026, against Jan 16, 2016 for HTML5 Search for WordPress.
  • SearchWP Live Ajax Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.0 for HTML5 Search for WordPress.
  • HTML5 Search for WordPress has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for SearchWP Live Ajax Search.

Line by line

SearchWP Live Ajax Search leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricHTML5 Search for WordPressSearchWP Live Ajax Search
Popular rank#38,710#795
Active installs10+40K+
Downloads, last 30 days276.1K
Rating1.0(1)4.7(36)
Support threads resolved–100%
Tested up to4.1.07.0.8
Search multiplier×0.00×1.17
Last release10 years ago3 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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