WordPress plugin comparison
Search Regex vs SearchWright
Search Regex
by John Godley
100K+ installs4.7
SearchWright
by Muhammad Adnan Bashir
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for SearchWright.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, SearchWright about 2.
- SearchWright has no reviews yet.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Jul 29, 2026 for SearchWright.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for SearchWright.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2026 for SearchWright.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Search Regex | SearchWright |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #291 | #69,501 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.6K | 34 |
| Rating | 4.7(101) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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