WordPress plugin comparison
Search Regex vs Smart Sense
Search Regex
by John Godley
100K+ installs4.7
Smart Sense
by Shazahanul Islam Shohag
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Smart Sense.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Smart Sense about 1.
- Smart Sense has no reviews yet.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Oct 29, 2025 for Smart Sense.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Smart Sense.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2025 for Smart Sense.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Search Regex | Smart Sense |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #291 | #73,648 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.6K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.7(101) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.1 |
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