Scriblio
Scriblio enables faceted searching and browsing of WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types.
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Scriblio shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Scriblio stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| catalog | >100 |
| facets | #91 |
| libraries | >100 |
| library | >100 |
| scriblio | #2 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Scriblio
From the official readme · v3.3Description
Scriblio enables faceted searching and browsing of WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types. Tags and other taxonomies are represented as clickable facets that you can use to explore a site.
The facets widget makes it easy to explore your blog using tags and other taxonomies attached to your posts. Tag clouds are calculated based on the posts in each found set. Clicking a tag adjusts the search to show the posts matching all the selected tags and again recalculates the tag cloud. (Facets can be displayed as either tag clouds or lists.)
The search editor widget shows all the selected search terms (including keyword searches, tags, and other taxonomies) and allows the user to remove terms from the search or click any of the displayed terms to search only that item.
Scriblio includes live search suggestions that recommend search terms based on the tags (and all public taxonomies) and post titles.
Scriblio was originally built for libraries and once known as WPopac. Early support was given by Plymouth State University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
In the WordPress.org plugin repo
Here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/scriblio/
Fork me!
This plugin is on Github: https://github.com/misterbisson/scriblio
Build status
Installation
- Download and activate the plugin.
- Put the widgets into sidebars that are active on your site’s search, tag and category archives, and other archive pages.
- Do a search or click a tag on your site, then click the facets to go further.
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FAQ
Scriblio: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Scriblio free?
Yes. Scriblio is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Scriblio safe to use in 2026?
Scriblio shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Scriblio?
Scriblio is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,856 times since it launched in November 2008. It was downloaded 92 times in the last 30 days.
Does Scriblio work with WordPress 7.1?
Scriblio is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Scriblio last updated?
The latest version, 3.3, was released on October 30, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Scriblio?
Scriblio is developed and maintained by Casey Bisson.
What are the best alternatives to Scriblio?
The most popular alternatives to Scriblio are eCommerce Product Catalog (7K+ installs), Ultimate Product Catalog (4K+ installs) and External Store for Shopify (2K+ installs).
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