Enhanced User Search — WordPress Multisite Plugin
by khan.shabnam · WordPress.org page · Website
Enhanced User Search has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,914 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 14, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Enhanced User Search at a glance
Is Enhanced User Search well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Search first names, last names, display names, usernames and email addresses
- Search user IDs and safe custom user fields
- Search complete names even when first and last names are stored separately
- Use automatic multi-word AND matching
- Use explicit AND and OR search operators
- Automatically exclude common security-sensitive and internal fields
- Avoid duplicate results and pagination problems on Multisite installations
- Work directly inside the existing WordPress Users screen
- Use the plugin immediately without a settings page
Enhanced User Search reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Simple. Works.
Installed it and activated it and now search results include name matches, not just email and username. Just what I wanted. WP version 6.6.2.
amador360 -
No support and doesn't work as expected
Noone responded to the thread I started about this plugin not working on Multisite installations. (4 weeks ago)
Vincent Poirier -
being able to search by custom User Meta Field
Great But I need a plugin to search users by custom User Meta Field like custom phone number field created by third party plugins
mohammadkh69 -
Works Great
I had been searching for a plugin to be able to search the user list by name, and this works perfectly. Thank you!
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Where Enhanced User Search ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Enhanced User Search appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Multisite Plugins | #43 by tag, not in search | #81 | – |
Details
Search WordPress users by name, username, email, display name and safe custom user fields automatically.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Enhanced User Search competes in
Tags
- admin users
- custom user fields
- multisite
- user management
- user search
- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- First published
- Apr 29, 2024
- Requires WordPress
- 6.4
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Enhanced User Search FAQ
What does Enhanced User Search do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Enhanced User Search offers Search first names, last names, display names, usernames and email addresses, Search user IDs and safe custom user fields, Search complete names even when first and last names are stored separately, Use automatic multi-word AND matching and Use explicit AND and OR search operators.
How many active installs does Enhanced User Search have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Enhanced User Search as of September 7, 2026.
Is Enhanced User Search still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 14, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Enhanced User Search free?
Enhanced User Search is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Enhanced User Search rank among Multisite Plugins?
Enhanced User Search is #81 in the WordPress.org Multisite Plugins ranking.