WordPress plugin comparison
Search Exclude vs Pretty Search Permalinks
At a glance
- Search Exclude has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Pretty Search Permalinks.
- On a typical day, Search Exclude is downloaded about 516 times, Pretty Search Permalinks about 5.
- Pretty Search Permalinks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 218 reviews.
- Search Exclude was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Aug 17, 2026 for Pretty Search Permalinks.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Search Exclude has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Pretty Search Permalinks.
Line by line
Search Exclude leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Exclude |  Pretty Search Permalinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #724 | #16,222 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.1K | 130 |
| Rating | 4.8(218) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.37 | ×0.39 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months 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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