Post Format Filter vs Search & Filter
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
Search & Filter ranks #792 on the popular list; Post Format Filter is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Search & Filter has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 40K+ active installs against 20+ for Post Format Filter. Downloads this week: Search & Filter 2,142 and Post Format Filter 35. Ratings: Post Format Filter 5★ from 2 and Search & Filter 4.5★ from 175 reviews.
| Metric | Post Format Filter | Search & Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #792 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 35 | 2,142 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.5★ (175) |
| Last updated | Aug 18, 2011 | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.0 | 1.2.18 |
| Best rank on record | #25,763 | #782 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2011 | Sep 2013 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Post Format Filter or Search & Filter?
By active installs, Search & Filter: 40K+ sites run it against 20+ for Post Format Filter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Are Post Format Filter or Search & Filter 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.