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Search Meter v2.14.1

If you have a Search box on your site, Search Meter automatically records what people are searching for — and whether they are finding what they are looking for. Search Meter’s admin inter...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 23 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 3.2+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 39% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 97 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 8 Failed
Security 70/100
Needs Improvement

26 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

93.8 KB

171.6 KB unzipped

Total files

24

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,251

in 8 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JSON
  • JS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 10 Critical
  • 136 High
  • 62 Medium
  • 60 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 23 audited versions of Search Meter, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-33). The codebase grew 65% in size.

Audited 2.3 → 2.14.2 · 23 versions

0 50 100 2.3 2.9.1 2.14.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 135 270 2.3 2.9.1 2.14.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

299

downloads

Today

39

downloads

Week over week

−13%

vs previous week

Month over month

+5%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

61% of installs run an older version

≈ 12.3K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.13
  • v2.14

Ratings

29 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 22
  • 4 2
  • 3 1
  • 2 0
  • 1 4

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

9 mo ago

Dec 3, 2025

Release cadence

~ every 87 days

average between releases

Total releases

23

since Dec 2008 · 18 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Search Meter in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Search Meter v2.14.1 flagged 268 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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