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Search Meter · Version history

Search Meter changelog and version history

Latest version
2.14.1
Dec 3, 2025 (11 months ago)
Releases
23
since 2008
In the last year
3
about one every 1 day
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11

Releases each year

  • 20081 release
  • 20093 releases
  • 20104 releases
  • 20111 release
  • 20121 release
  • 20153 releases
  • 20163 releases
  • 20202 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20253 releases

20253 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.14.2

  2. Search Meter 2.14.1Latest

  3. Search Meter 2.14

    • Added Search Meter blocks for use when customizing the theme.

20242 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.13.5

    • Fixed error when saving settings in PHP 8.

  2. Search Meter 2.13.4

    • Remove deprecation warning.

20202 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.13.3

    • Work around Excel bug that could lead to exploits in downloaded search files.

  2. Search Meter 2.13.2

    • Restore compatibility with some older versions of PHP (probably back to 5.0).

20163 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.13.1

    • Some fixes for text and internationalization.

  2. Search Meter 2.13

    • Search Summary and Recent Searches can be downloaded as CSV files.
    • Search Meter is now set up for translation to other languages. For details, go to translate.wordpress.org. (Thanks to Christiaen François)
    • All stats are now displayed in the WordPress time zone, and stored in the database as UTC. Previously, they were stored and displayed in the server time zone, which was confusing. The change means that old search statistics may be out by up to 13 hours.
    • Updated licensing, now using GPL3.

  3. Search Meter 2.12

    • When uninstalled, delete all options and data. (Thanks to Scott Allen)
    • Track searches made via ajax requests. (Thanks to tliebig)

20153 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.11

    • Settings for search history size and recording duplicates can now be altered in filters. See the code for details. (Thanks to Dan Harrison)
    • Fixed a problem with saving hit counts. (Thanks to vrocks)

  2. Search Meter 2.10

    • Add an option to ignore searches made by logged-in administrators, so administrators can test searches without cluttering up the search stats.
    • Requires WP 3.2.
    • Upgrade deprecated code. Minor restyling.

  3. Search Meter 2.9.1

    • Ensure Search Meter can save searches even if other plugins trigger a query before the main WordPress loop.

20121 release

  1. Search Meter 2.9

    • Add a Search Meter dashboard widget.
    • Add Search Meter settings link on the Plugins page for convenient configuration.
    • Many small improvements.

20111 release

  1. Search Meter 2.8

    • Fix option for permission level, which was not being saved correctly.
    • Allow Search Meter to work with Multisite WordPress.
    • Add convenient links between Settings and Dashboard pages.
    • Clean up dashboard tabs and table layout.
    • Add Bitcoin donation address in case you’re feeling generous.

20104 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.7.3

    • Remove another warning message.

  2. Search Meter 2.7.2

    • Requires WP 2.8.
    • Fix problem displaying multiple-word searches in WP 3.0.
    • Remove notice messages when debugging.

  3. Search Meter 2.7.1

  4. Search Meter 2.7

    • Don’t show duplicated recent searches.
    • Add filter list so that search terms with certain words will not show up in recent and popular search lists.
    • Search links work whether or not fancy permalinks are enabled.
    • Administrator can decide who is allowed to see full statistics.
    • Requires WordPress 2.3 or later.

20093 releases

  1. Search Meter 2.6

    • Use UTF8 when creating tables.
    • Fix PHP 5.3 incompatibility.
    • Widgets now conform to WordPress 2.8 standards.

  2. Search Meter 2.5

    • Improve formatting on the Options page.
    • Fix database error caused by duplicate searches.
    • Users of Search Meter version 1 will need to deactivate and reactivate the plugin to use version 2.5.

  3. Search Meter 2.4

    • Fix the links to the Statistics and Options pages, which broke in WordPress 2.7.

20081 release

  1. Search Meter 2.3

    • Improve widget display and add controls to specify the number of searches to show.
    • Add option to hide donation buttons.

Questions about Search Meter’s releases

What is the latest version of Search Meter?

2.14.1, released on Dec 3, 2025 (11 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.

How often is Search Meter updated?

3 releases in the last year, about one every 1 day. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from December 2008.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Search Meter’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.