WordPress plugin comparison
Search Regex vs Searchcraft
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Searchcraft.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Searchcraft about 2.
- Searchcraft is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 101 reviews.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Searchcraft.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Searchcraft.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for Searchcraft.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Regex |  Searchcraft |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #291 | #51,242 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.6K | 38 |
| Rating | 4.7(101) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 5 months 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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