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Search Exclude
v2.6.8
Hide any post or page from the search results.
by quadlayers · Website
exclude pageexclude postsearchsearch excludewordpress search
- Rank
- #723 24h 0 · 7d -2
- Est. installs
- 58,267 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 2.3M all time
- Rating
- 4.8 ★ 217 reviews
- Official installs
- 50,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 3 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 67% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
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Last release
- Version
- 2.6.8
- Requires WP
- 4.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- On WP.org since
- 2012
About Search Exclude
Search Exclude is a WordPress plugin by quadlayers, first published on WordPress.org in 2012. It has 50,000+ active installations and 2,261,978 downloads in total, and ranks #723 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 2 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 217 reviews. Version 2.6.8 was released 18 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.7 and PHP 5.6 or later. In the last two months, 2 of 3 support threads were marked resolved (67%). It is listed under exclude page, exclude post, search, search exclude and wordpress search. Plugins with a similar focus include Search in Place, ACF and Customizer Search.
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