by webvitalii 4.8 (9 reviews)

Search by Google

Name: Search by Google
Rating: 4.8 (9 reviews)
Author: webvitalii

Search by Google widget.

Search by Google ranks #14,399 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,752 of 8,554 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 9 reviews, and was last updated Sep 5, 2020. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.5 (Current: 7.1)

v1.9 Current Version v1.9

Updated 6 years ago Last Update on 05 Sep, 2020

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,752 of 8,554 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Rank

#14,399

-74 this week

Active Installs

100+

-38.3%

KW Avg Position

N/A

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Downloads

29.3K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (9 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 37%

100+ 200+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

9 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Sep 5, 2025 UNPATCHED

Search by Google [search-google] <= 1.9 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-58832 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9
Last Updated: Sep 05, 2020
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 5.5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: webvitalii

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 9
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

google search sidebar widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to let visitors search their site using Google. It adds a customizable Google search widget so users can search within the site without needing separate on-site search infrastructure.