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Plan a move Radar no. 65 · Quiet

Search Everything

By Sovrn

What it does: Extends WordPress search to more types of content.

Why it’s listed: It changes how site search works, and it was last updated in 2017. Its latest reviews are clearly lower than its overall score.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Its admin notices on dismissed.fyi ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2017-11-28
Tested up to
4.7.39
Rating
4.1 / 5 (86)
Version
8.1.9
Maintainers
2

Is Search Everything still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates WordPress.org shows 2017-11-28, but the plugin’s readme last changed on 2017-03-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security 4 public advisories on record. Details are below. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 2.5 stars, against 4.1 overall. 7 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2023-02-24. These reviews are clearly lower than the overall score. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 2 listed contributors. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 1,107 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 94.4% of sites run version 8.1. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Try one of the alternatives below, and test your search results on staging.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Search Everything

Relevanssi ↗

Better search results across your content.

100k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-30 · Tested 7.1.4

Ajax Search Lite ↗

Live search results.

70k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-19 · Tested 7.1.4

SearchWP Live Ajax Search ↗

Live search results.

40k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-08-08 · Tested 7.0.8

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Security record

AdvisorySeverityFixed in
CVE-2014-2316 ↗
SQL injection
Not scored 7.0.3
CVE-2014-3843 ↗
Cross-site request forgery
Not scored 8.1.1
CVE-2017-18571 ↗
SQL injection
Critical (9.8) 8.1.7
CVE-2016-10917 ↗
SQL injection
Critical (9.8) 8.1.6

wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

A listed advisory does not mean the current version is exploitable.

Latest reviews

Dates show last activity. Titles are written by WordPress.org users.

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