SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Healthy: SearchWP Live Ajax Search is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| jchristopher | 5 May 2014 to 1 Feb 2021, 81 commits |
|---|---|
| pavlo.opanasenko | 18 Jan 2022 to 25 Feb 2025, 23 commits |
| griffinjt | 20 Feb 2022 to 20 Feb 2022, 2 commits |
| ambrelio | 21 May 2025 to 10 Dec 2025, 3 commits |
| cristianrossi | 8 Aug 2026 to 8 Aug 2026, 1 commits |
New committer cristianrossi made a first commit on 8 Aug 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 8 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2022 | SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.2 - Directory Traversal and Local File Inclusion | 9.1 | 1.0 to 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 0 |
| 25 Jul 2022 | SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure | 5.3 | <= 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2025.
| 5 star | 31 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Canceling is annoying · 1 star · 13 Feb 2025
- the broke it in 1.8 major update · 1 star · 21 Nov 2024
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 571 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,187 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,086 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,170 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,151 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,060 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,033 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 957 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 904 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 889 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 880 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,026 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 857 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 13,294 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 8,034 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,507 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,925 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,519 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,069 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,757 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,933 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,895 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,844 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,546 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,356 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,893 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 284 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.8.8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Syed Balkhi |
| Added | 5 May 2014 |
| Last updated | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Site Search |
| Tags | ajax, live, search |
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Questions
Is SearchWP Live Ajax Search still maintained?
SearchWP Live Ajax Search was last updated on 8 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is SearchWP Live Ajax Search safe?
SearchWP Live Ajax Search has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns SearchWP Live Ajax Search?
The wordpress.org author is Syed Balkhi. Recent committers: cristianrossi, ambrelio, pavlo.opanasenko, griffinjt, jchristopher. New committer cristianrossi made a first commit on 8 Aug 2026.
What can I use instead of SearchWP Live Ajax Search?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.