WordPress plugin comparison
Improved user search in backend vs Spotlight Search
Improved user search in backend
by Blackbam
200+ installs5.0
Spotlight Search
by Liton Arefin
10+ installs
At a glance
- Improved user search in backend has more active installs: 200+, against 10+ for Spotlight Search.
- On a typical day, Improved user search in backend is downloaded about 5 times, Spotlight Search about 2.
- Spotlight Search has no reviews yet.
- Spotlight Search was updated more recently: Jun 13, 2026, against Aug 2, 2014 for Improved user search in backend.
- Spotlight Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.9.40 for Improved user search in backend.
- Improved user search in backend has been around longer: since 2011, against 2024 for Spotlight Search.
Line by line
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| Metric | Improved user search in backend | Spotlight Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,332 | #31,980 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 101 | 44 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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