WP Extended Search v2.2.1
WP Extended Search is a lightweight and powerful search plugin. With this plugin you can customize WordPress search to search in Post Meta, Author names, Categories, Tags, or Custom Taxonomies via adm...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 18 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 PHP 7.0+
- Requires WordPress 4.9+
- Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 75% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 110 Passed
- 11 Warnings
- 4 Failed
33 of 37 checks passed.
53 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
6 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
106.6 KB
288.4 KB unzipped
Total files
33
across all file types
Lines of PHP
2,404
in 8 files Small
File types
- PNG
- PHP
- CSS
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 131 High
- 15 Medium
- 20 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 18 audited versions of WP Extended Search, Compatibility improved the most (+17). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase grew 393% in size.
Audited 1.0 → 2.2.1 · 18 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
326
downloads
Today
62
downloads
Week over week
+14%
vs previous week
Month over month
−7%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Moderate.
Version intelligence
25% of installs run an older version
≈ 5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v2.1
- v2.2
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
9 mo ago
Dec 7, 2025
Release cadence
~ every 220 days
average between releases
Total releases
18
since Sep 2014 · 12 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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