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Better Internal Link Search vs WP Static Search

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Better Internal Link Search

5.0·25reviews·1,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Better Internal Link Search	WP Static Search
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Description	1953 / 5000 chars39% used	1585 / 5000 chars32% used
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Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Blazer Six	Gergely Szerovay
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2. Categories & rankings

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Better Internal Link Search

WP Static Search

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Feature comparison between Better Internal Link Search and WP Static Search
Metric	Better Internal Link Search	WP Static Search
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.5 ★
Total reviews	★ 25	2
Active installs	1,000+	10+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Better Internal Link Search

Better Internal Link Search improves the default internal link searching feature in a number of ways, making it faster and easier to find the content you want to link up. The most basic feature limits results to posts and pages that contain your search term in the title, rather than returning every post that contains the term in the title or content field — this greatly reduces the number of results on sites with a lot of content and should improve accuracy. Beyond that simple change are more powerful features that can be customized for your particular site, including creating shortcuts for often-used links and even searching external sites without leaving WordPress! Features Search by post or page title when adding links to the editor or adding pages to a nav menu. Includes terms from any taxonomy in the search results so you can easily link to term archives. Scheduled posts are included in search results. Text highlighted in the editor when opening the internal link popup is searched for automatically. Adds a shortcut for quickly linking to the homepage. Just type ‘home’. Provides the ability to create custom shortcuts with a little code. Powerful modifiers included for searching additional data sources to make linking fast and easy (Wikipedia, GitHub, iTunes, Spotify, Codex). Extendable so developers can add their own sources. Typeahead Search Instantly see search results for pages, posts, media items or other custom post types on their Manage Posts screens. As soon as you start typing in the search field, the table instantly updates with results for whichever post type you’re viewing. Pressing enter or clicking the search button will continue to return posts using the default search algorithm (post titles and content). Additional Resources Write a review Contribute on GitHub Follow @cedaroco Visit Cedaro Screencast Eric Amundson over at Ivy Cat recorded this great overview of the plugin’s features:

Top keywords

search10×3.19%
results6×1.92%
link5×1.60%
post5×1.60%
posts5×1.60%
content4×1.28%
internal3×0.96%
internal link3×0.96%
pages3×0.96%
search results3×0.96%
searching3×0.96%
term3×0.96%

WP Static Search

WP Static Search This plugin adds a static search engine to your WordPress site. Static in this context means that it works in the browser without using of server-side queries, so it’s ideal for static websites generated from a WordPress site. Since both the search and the indexing happens in the browser, this plugin is not a good fit for sites that contain hundreds of pages and posts. Getting Started After you are installed the plugin, choose the ”Static Search” option from the left sidebar of the WordPress admin interface. Press the ”Update Index” button and wait until the indexing is finished. Each time you change the content of the website, you should update the search index manually. To insert the search box and the search results into the site, use the [static_search] shortcode. It’s a good practice to create a page called ”Search” with the slug ”/search/” and insert the [static_search] shortcode into this page. To redirect the search widgets to this page, append the following code to the bottom of your .htaccess file: RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} \\?s=([^&]+) [NC] RewriteRule ^$ /search/?q=%1 [NC,R,END] This code redirects the search queries to the /search/ page, then the [static_search] shortcode processes them and shows the search results. Built With lunar.js – Javascript search engine Versioning We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository. License This project is licensed under the Apache 2 and GPL2+ Licenses Acknowledgments The frontend search code based on the MkDocs project’s search plugin.

Top keywords

search20×7.66%
static8×3.07%
static search6×2.30%
page4×1.53%
code3×1.15%
search shortcode3×1.15%
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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Better Internal Link Search has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 25 reviews) compared to WP Static Search (4.5★ from 2 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Better Internal Link Search holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Better Internal Link Search has the deeper published review base (25 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Better Internal Link Search typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (25 reviews). WP Static Search typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Better Internal Link Search and WP Static Search?

Migration support varies by app and category. Better Internal Link Search and WP Static Search both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from WP Static Search" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Better Internal Link Search vs WP Static Search

Better Internal Link Search

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

WP Static Search

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AppRanks verdict

3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Should I choose Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Which is faster to set up, Better Internal Link Search or WP Static Search?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Better Internal Link Search and WP Static Search?

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