Search Live
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Search Live still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Search Live, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer itthinx since Oct 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Search Live removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Search Live safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Search Live update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 20 Oct 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.
| itthinx | 8 Oct 2015 to 20 Oct 2026, 52 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 15 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 20 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 29 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
600+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 3.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | itthinx |
| Added | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Last updated | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 600+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | ajax, search, ajax search, live search, instant search |
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Questions
Is Search Live still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Search Live, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer itthinx since Oct 2015.
Was Search Live removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Search Live safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Search Live update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.0.0. No one-star spike after it.