WordPress plugin comparison
Search Regex vs SearchPlus
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for SearchPlus.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,190 times, SearchPlus about 2.
- SearchPlus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 101 reviews.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Aug 17, 2026 for SearchPlus.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for SearchPlus.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2022 for SearchPlus.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Regex |  SearchPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #291 | #39,382 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50.4K | 42 |
| Rating | 4.7(101) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free