WordPress plugin comparison
Search Regex vs Solr for WordPress
At a glance
- Search Regex has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Solr for WordPress.
- On a typical day, Search Regex is downloaded about 1,131 times, Solr for WordPress about 1.
- Solr for WordPress has no reviews yet.
- Search Regex was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against Dec 13, 2011 for Solr for WordPress.
- Search Regex is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Solr for WordPress.
- Search Regex has been around longer: since 2007, against 2009 for Solr for WordPress.
Line by line
Search Regex leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Search Regex |  Solr for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #291 | #37,590 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51.6K | 24 |
| Rating | 4.7(101) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.2.1 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 15 years 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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