WordPress plugin comparison
Smart Search for WooCommerce vs Search Exclude
Smart Search for WooCommerce
by James
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 Smart Search for WooCommerce.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Smart Search for WooCommerce about 1.
- Smart Search for WooCommerce has no reviews yet.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Aug 16, 2017 for Smart Search for WooCommerce.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Smart Search for WooCommerce.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Smart Search for WooCommerce.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Smart Search for WooCommerce | Search Exclude |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #66,087 | #724 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 18.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(218) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.37 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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