WordPress plugin comparison
Search Exclude vs Spotlight Search
Search Exclude
by quadlayers
50K+ installs4.8
Spotlight Search
by Md. Jwel Miah
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Spotlight Search.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Spotlight Search about 1.
- Spotlight Search 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 5, 2022 for Spotlight Search.
- Search Exclude is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Spotlight Search.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Spotlight Search.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Search Exclude | Spotlight Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #724 | #54,810 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.1K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.8(218) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.37 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 years 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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