Live Blogroll vs SearchWP Live Ajax Search
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
SearchWP Live Ajax Search ranks #790 on the popular list; Live Blogroll is outside the top 500 we capture daily. SearchWP Live Ajax Search has the largest install base, roughly 5000× the next: 50K+ active installs against 10+ for Live Blogroll. Downloads this week: SearchWP Live Ajax Search 1,567 and Live Blogroll 12.
| Metric | Live Blogroll | SearchWP Live Ajax Search |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #790 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 12 | 1,567 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.7★ (36) |
| Last updated | Dec 22, 2014 | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.6.2 | 1.8.8 |
| Best rank on record | #27,877 | #774 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2008 | May 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 3 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Live Blogroll or SearchWP Live Ajax Search?
By active installs, SearchWP Live Ajax Search: 50K+ sites run it against 10+ for Live Blogroll, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are Live Blogroll or SearchWP Live Ajax Search alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.