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Search Regex

by John Godley · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 13 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

94/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Search Regex
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Search Regex still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Search Regex, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer johnny5 since Sep 2007. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Search Regex removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Search Regex safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.5.1). Not on the exploited list. 15 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Search Regex update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.5.1. No one-star spike after it. 6 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.

Committers and their active periods
johnny517 Sep 2007 to 6 Oct 2026, 108 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2007.

Maintenance

Last release
29 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Search Regex
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20265
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20262

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for Search Regex
Q4 20233.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20243.7
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20252.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star87
4 star7
3 star3
2 star1
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 3.5.1).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Oct 2026Search Regex 3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via User Meta Serialized String Corruption8<= 3.53.5.1Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.4.3 (sanitize); 3.5.1 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

67% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Search Regex
4 May 2026841
11 May 20262,814
18 May 20262,932
25 May 20262,671
1 Jun 202625,423
8 Jun 202628,568
15 Jun 20267,067
22 Jun 20266,152
29 Jun 20265,712
6 Jul 20265,172
13 Jul 20264,153
20 Jul 202647,309
27 Jul 202614,290
3 Aug 20269,550
10 Aug 20265,548
17 Aug 20266,104
24 Aug 202645,322
31 Aug 202615,666
7 Sep 20267,126
14 Sep 20267,041
21 Sep 20266,822
28 Sep 20265,329
5 Oct 202694,824
12 Oct 202610,800
19 Oct 202622,036
26 Oct 202611,010
2 Nov 20261,390

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.5.1
AuthorJohn Godley
Added17 Sep 2007
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsregex, search, replace, database, regular expression

Other plugins by this author: Redirection, Audit Trail, HeadSpace2 SEO, PageView, AJAX Calendar, Advanced Permalinks, Sharedaddy, Rename Media, HTML Purified, User Permissions, Sniplets, Jump To

Questions

Is Search Regex still maintained?

Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Search Regex, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer johnny5 since Sep 2007.

Was Search Regex removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Search Regex safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.5.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Search Regex update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.5.1. No one-star spike after it.

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