WordPress plugin comparison
Minimal Search Term Highlight vs Search Regex
Minimal Search Term Highlight
by mjke87
Fewer than 10 installs
Search Regex
by John Godley
100K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Minimal Search Term Highlight.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,120 times, Minimal Search Term Highlight about 1.
- Minimal Search Term Highlight has no reviews yet.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Dec 14, 2018 for Minimal Search Term Highlight.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Minimal Search Term Highlight.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Minimal Search Term Highlight.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Minimal Search Term Highlight | Search Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,233 | #292 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 51K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(101) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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