WordPress plugin comparison
Search Exclude vs Search Top Bar
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against 90+ for Search Top Bar.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Search Top Bar about 3.
- Search Top Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 218 reviews.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Nov 16, 2018 for Search Top Bar.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Search Top Bar.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Search Top Bar.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Exclude |  Search Top Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #724 | #16,952 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.1K | 57 |
| Rating | 4.8(218) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.37 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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