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WP Search with Algolia

by webdevstudios · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP Search with Algolia is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Search with Algolia
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
plugin-master16 May 2019 to 16 May 2019, 1 commits
webdevstudios16 May 2019 to 20 Jul 2026, 34 commits
gregrickaby21 May 2019 to 21 May 2019, 6 commits
richaber15 Nov 2019 to 1 Oct 2021, 14 commits
mrasharirfan18 May 2022 to 14 Nov 2022, 10 commits
tw211317 Jun 2022 to 17 Jun 2022, 1 commits
iticiti14 Aug 2026 to 9 Oct 2026, 12 commits

New committer iticiti made a first commit on 14 Aug 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
26 days ago
Releases, 24 months
19
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Search with Algolia
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20253
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20264
Q4 20262

Last release 9 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 24 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star20
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Search with Algolia
4 May 2026640
11 May 20261,580
18 May 20261,880
25 May 20261,535
1 Jun 20261,630
8 Jun 20261,518
15 Jun 20261,930
22 Jun 20261,682
29 Jun 20263,760
6 Jul 20262,973
13 Jul 20264,581
20 Jul 20264,495
27 Jul 20262,380
3 Aug 20262,750
10 Aug 20264,291
17 Aug 20264,946
24 Aug 20262,689
31 Aug 20262,756
7 Sep 20262,578
14 Sep 20262,423
21 Sep 20262,315
28 Sep 20262,353
5 Oct 20266,085
12 Oct 20263,580
19 Oct 20263,396
26 Oct 20263,517
2 Nov 2026857

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version3.0.1
Authorwebdevstudios
Added16 May 2019
Last updated9 Oct 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress6.2.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.1
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagssearch, algolia, ai search, autocomplete, instantsearch

Other plugins by this author: Custom Post Type UI, Automatic Featured Images from Videos, Taxonomy Switcher, Hash Link Scroll Offset, Chat Room, Reactor: Core, Mapbox For WP, WDS Site Documentation, WDS Multisite Aggregate, Easy Digital Downloads - Internal Notes for Products, Cubify WP

Questions

Is WP Search with Algolia still maintained?

WP Search with Algolia was last updated on 9 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Search with Algolia safe?

WP Search with Algolia has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP Search with Algolia?

The wordpress.org author is webdevstudios. Recent committers: iticiti, webdevstudios, mrasharirfan, tw2113, richaber. New committer iticiti made a first commit on 14 Aug 2026.

What can I use instead of WP Search with Algolia?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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