WordPress plugin comparison
Live Search and Custom Fields LITE vs Pods
Live Search and Custom Fields LITE
by pixolette
80+ installs1.0
Pods
by Scott Kingsley Clark
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pods has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
- On a typical day, Pods is downloaded about 515 times, Live Search and Custom Fields LITE about 3.
- Pods is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 418 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Pods was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Nov 6, 2020 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
- Pods is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
- Pods has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Live Search and Custom Fields LITE.
Line by line
Pods leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Live Search and Custom Fields LITE | Pods |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #17,512 | #410 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 74 | 15.4K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.8(418) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×2.92 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.2 |
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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