WordPress plugin comparison

Bing Custom Search for WordPress vs WP Extended Search

Bing Custom Search for WordPress

by Steve Bruner

40+ installs5.0

WP Extended Search

by Sumit Singh

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

WP Extended Search has more active installs: 20K+, against 40+ for Bing Custom Search for WordPress.
On a typical day, WP Extended Search is downloaded about 68 times, Bing Custom Search for WordPress about 2.
Bing Custom Search for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 72 reviews.
WP Extended Search was updated more recently: Dec 7, 2025, against Jul 13, 2023 for Bing Custom Search for WordPress.
WP Extended Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.9.20 for Bing Custom Search for WordPress.
WP Extended Search has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Bing Custom Search for WordPress.

WP Extended Search leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Bing Custom Search for WordPress	WP Extended Search
Popular rank	#22,725	#1,277
Active installs	40+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	2K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.9(72)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.9.20	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.61
Last release	3 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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