WordPress plugin comparison
Improved Quick Search vs Search Exclude
Improved Quick Search
by jeremypreed
Fewer than 10 installs
Search Exclude
by quadlayers
50K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Improved Quick Search.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Improved Quick Search about 1.
- Improved Quick Search has no reviews yet.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Jan 1, 2021 for Improved Quick Search.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Improved Quick Search.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Improved Quick Search.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Improved Quick Search | Search Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,798 | #724 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 18.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(218) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.37 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 1 month 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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