WordPress plugin comparison
Improved Quick Search vs Search Live
At a glance
- Search Live has more active installs: 600+, against fewer than 10 for Improved Quick Search.
- On a typical day, Search Live is downloaded about 15 times, Improved Quick Search about 1.
- Improved Quick Search has no reviews yet.
- Search Live was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jan 1, 2021 for Improved Quick Search.
- Search Live is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Improved Quick Search.
- Search Live has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Improved Quick Search.
Line by line
Search Live leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Improved Quick Search |  Search Live |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,798 | #8,247 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 675 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(30) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.58 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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