WordPress plugin comparison
Search Everything vs Search Regex
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Search Everything.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Search Everything about 36.
- Search Regex is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 101 reviews, against 4.1 from 86 reviews.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Search Everything.
- Search Regex resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Search Everything.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Search Everything.
- Search Everything has been around longer: since 2006, against 2007 for Search Regex.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Everything |  Search Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,666 | #291 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 721 | 51.6K |
| Rating | 4.1(86) | 4.7(101) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.31 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month 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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