WordPress plugin comparison
Relevanssi vs Spotlight Search
Relevanssi
by Christoph Vielgrader
100K+ installs4.8
Spotlight Search
by Md. Jwel Miah
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Relevanssi has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Spotlight Search.
- On a typical day, Relevanssi is downloaded about 5,185 times, Spotlight Search about 1.
- Spotlight Search is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 406 reviews.
- Relevanssi was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Nov 5, 2022 for Spotlight Search.
- Relevanssi is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Spotlight Search.
- Relevanssi has been around longer: since 2009, against 2022 for Spotlight Search.
Line by line
Relevanssi leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Relevanssi | Spotlight Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #352 | #54,810 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 210.9K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.8(406) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 64% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.36 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 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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