eHive Search
A plugin that give you the power to search eHive Objects from your WordPress website.
Use with caution
eHive Search works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (60+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Needs PHP 8.2 or newer
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where eHive Search stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| archive | >100 |
| collection | >100 |
| ehive | #2 |
| history | >100 |
| museum | #15 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About eHive Search
From the official readme · v2.5.1Description
This plugin is part of a suite of plugins created by Vernon Systems Ltd., which give you the power to embed eHive functionality into your WordPress website.
This plugin gives you the ability to add eHive search functionality to your website. When added to your site the eHive Search plugin allows your site’s visitors to search for eHive Objects. Search results can be displayed as a list view, lightbox view or both. You can optionally add an account and/or community filter in the eHive Access plugin’s options page so that your site returns Object Records from the given account and/or community only.
You can configure the search options to display your choice of fields for the search results summary.
Before you install this plugin you will need to install the eHive Access plugin.
Get more from the eHive plugin suite
To enhance the experience you offer your users you can also install the eHive Object details plugin to allow your users to click all the way through to view the Object Records in detail. Furthermore, you can add the eHive Search widget and give your visitors the option to search eHive on every page, not just the page where you have added the plugin’s shortcode.
While eHive search will function and return results without the eHive Object Details plugin, it is likely that you will want to install the eHive Object Details plugin so your users can click through and view an Object Record in detail.
Other plugins in the suite include:
- eHive Account Details – A plugin for displaying eHive account information.
- eHive Object Comments – Enables users to add comments to Object Records from your site.
- eHive Object Details – A plugin for displaying Object Record detail pages.
- eHive Objects Image Grid – Displays a grid of images from eHive filtered by certain criteria.
- eHive Objects Tag Cloud – Displays a tag cloud from eHive.
- eHive Objects Gallery widget – Provides a gallery of Object Records that can be placed in your sites widget areas.
- eHive Object Tags widget – A widget that displays tags for an Object Record.
- eHive Objects Tag Cloud widget – Allows you to display a tag cloud in a widget area on your site.
- eHive Search widget – A widget plugin that provides access to eHive Search from a widget.
Installation
Dependencies:
- eHive Access plugin
- eHive Object Details plugin (optional but strongly advised)
This plugin requires the eHive Access plugin to be installed first. Please ensure you have installed and configured these plugins correctly first before installing this plugin.
There are three ways to install a plugin:
Method 1
- Navigate to the plugins page by clicking the link in the WordPress admin menu.
- Click the “Add New” link
- Type the name of the plugin you want to install (i.e. “eHive Access plugin”) into the search box
- Click the “Search plugins” button
- Locate the plugin you want to install from the search results
- Click the “Install Now” link and click “OK” on the popup confirmation window
- Click the “Activate plugin” link when the plugin installation has completed
Method 2
- Download the plugin’s .ZIP file.
- Navigate to the plugins page by clicking the link in the WordPress admin menu.
- Click the “Add New” link
- Click the “Upload” link
- Click the “Choose File” button and locate the .ZIP file you downloaded in step 1
- Click the “Install Now” button
- Click the “Activate plugin” link when the plugin installation has completed
Method 3
- Download the plugin’s .ZIP file.
- Unzip the contents into your WordPress sites plugin directory (/wordpress/wp-contents/plugins)
- Navigate to the plugins page by clicking the link in the WordPress admin menu.
- Click the “Activate plugin” link below the plugin’s name
Changelog
2.5.1
- Sanitized input, escaped output.
2.5.0
- Fixed utf8 encoding of the quary attribute in the pagination links.
2.4.5
- Options added to show navigation links at the top or bottom of the search results.
2.4.4
- Fixed spelling error for “parameter” on the setting page in the Advanced section.
2.4.3
- Added options and shortcode attributes to set the image size used in the list and lightbox search result views.
2.4.2
- utf8_encode function deprecated in PHP 8.2, refactored to use mb_convert_encoding.
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FAQ
eHive Search: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026
Is eHive Search free?
Yes. eHive Search is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is eHive Search safe to use in 2026?
eHive Search works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 60/100 on our health check.
How many websites use eHive Search?
eHive Search is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,528 times since it launched in April 2013. It was downloaded 108 times in the last 30 days.
Does eHive Search work with WordPress 7.1?
eHive Search is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does eHive Search need?
eHive Search requires PHP 8.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was eHive Search last updated?
The latest version, 2.5.1, was released on May 25, 2026 (5 months ago).
Who makes eHive Search?
eHive Search is developed and maintained by Vernon Systems Limited.
What are the best alternatives to eHive Search?
The most popular alternatives to eHive Search are Jetpack VaultPress (10K+ installs), Zippy (8K+ installs) and Posts List (7K+ installs).
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