Admin Search
Healthy: maintained, last release 28 May 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Admin Search still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 28 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 28 May 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Admin Search, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer andrewstichbury since Mar 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Admin Search removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Admin Search safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Admin Search update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 28 May 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 17 Mar 2020 to 17 Mar 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| andrewstichbury | 18 Mar 2020 to 28 May 2026, 41 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 15 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 44 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 136 |
| 18 May 2026 | 158 |
| 25 May 2026 | 722 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 544 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 260 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 187 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 132 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 168 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 205 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 152 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 149 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 140 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 155 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 115 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 141 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 131 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 145 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 132 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 145 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 133 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 149 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 188 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 35 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Andrew Stichbury |
| Added | 18 Mar 2020 |
| Last updated | 28 May 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | admin, search, advanced |
Questions
Is Admin Search still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Admin Search, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer andrewstichbury since Mar 2020.
Was Admin Search removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Admin Search safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Admin Search update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it.