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SearchWP Modal Search Form

by Syed Balkhi · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SearchWP Modal Search Form
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SearchWP Modal Search Form still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Dec 2025, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns SearchWP Modal Search Form, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer pavlo.opanasenko since Jul 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SearchWP Modal Search Form removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SearchWP Modal Search Form safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SearchWP Modal Search Form update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.5.7. No one-star spike after it. 15 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master26 Jun 2019 to 26 Jun 2019, 1 commits
jchristopher26 Jun 2019 to 29 Mar 2021, 48 commits
griffinjt20 Feb 2022 to 20 Feb 2022, 2 commits
pavlo.opanasenko11 Jul 2022 to 26 Feb 2025, 9 commits
ambrelio3 Jun 2025 to 15 Dec 2025, 2 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SearchWP Modal Search Form
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SearchWP Modal Search Form
4 May 2026120
11 May 2026216
18 May 2026176
25 May 2026209
1 Jun 2026200
8 Jun 2026194
15 Jun 2026181
22 Jun 2026141
29 Jun 2026128
6 Jul 2026160
13 Jul 2026140
20 Jul 2026161
27 Jul 2026148
3 Aug 2026183
10 Aug 2026181
17 Aug 2026172
24 Aug 2026173
31 Aug 2026179
7 Sep 2026149
14 Sep 2026156
21 Sep 2026185
28 Sep 2026212
5 Oct 2026188
12 Oct 2026165
19 Oct 2026257
26 Oct 2026251
2 Nov 202639

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

SearchWP Live Ajax SearchScore 91 · 40,000+ACFScore 91 · 40,000+Search & FilterScore 90 · 40,000+Search ExcludeScore 89 · 50,000+Ivory SearchScore 86 · 90,000+

Facts

Version0.5.7
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added26 Jun 2019
Last updated15 Dec 2025
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryForms & Data Collection > Form Builders & Creators
Tagsform, modal, search, searchwp, searchform

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Questions

Is SearchWP Modal Search Form still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Dec 2025, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SearchWP Modal Search Form, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer pavlo.opanasenko since Jul 2022.

Was SearchWP Modal Search Form removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is SearchWP Modal Search Form safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest SearchWP Modal Search Form update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.5.7. No one-star spike after it.

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