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SearchWP Live Ajax Search

by Syed Balkhi · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: SearchWP Live Ajax Search is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
jchristopher5 May 2014 to 1 Feb 2021, 81 commits
pavlo.opanasenko18 Jan 2022 to 25 Feb 2025, 23 commits
griffinjt20 Feb 2022 to 20 Feb 2022, 2 commits
ambrelio21 May 2025 to 10 Dec 2025, 3 commits
cristianrossi8 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+
Releases per quarter for SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Q1 20240
Q2 20243
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

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

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Sep 2022SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.2 - Directory Traversal and Local File Inclusion9.11.0 to 1.6.21.6.30
25 Jul 2022SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure5.3<= 1.6.11.6.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Q4 20235.0
Q2 20243.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20253.0

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star31
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SearchWP Live Ajax Search
4 May 2026571
11 May 20261,187
18 May 20261,086
25 May 20261,170
1 Jun 20261,151
8 Jun 20261,060
15 Jun 20261,033
22 Jun 2026957
29 Jun 2026904
6 Jul 2026889
13 Jul 2026880
20 Jul 20261,026
27 Jul 2026857
3 Aug 202613,294
10 Aug 20268,034
17 Aug 20263,507
24 Aug 20262,925
31 Aug 20262,519
7 Sep 20262,069
14 Sep 20261,757
21 Sep 20261,933
28 Sep 20261,895
5 Oct 20261,844
12 Oct 20261,546
19 Oct 20262,356
26 Oct 20261,893
2 Nov 2026284

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.8.8
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added5 May 2014
Last updated8 Aug 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress4.8
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Site Search
Tagsajax, 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.

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