Title: plugin search completely broken
Last modified: October 22, 2021

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# plugin search completely broken

 *  Resolved [idompharm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/idompharm/)
 * (@idompharm)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/)
 * when i search for plugins the circle spins round for loading then the plugin 
   i need isnt showing up, random ones are. please help!!! I tried clearing browsing
   data already. thankyou. check the issue in the vid below
 * [https://www.loom.com/share/b8a1a6def8fd4cd8926a2f6315dc6aad](https://www.loom.com/share/b8a1a6def8fd4cd8926a2f6315dc6aad)

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 *  [Jamie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codente/)
 * (@codente)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14997760)
 * This may be a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable all plugins,
   and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable
   them one by one to identify the source of your troubles.
 * If you can install the “Health Check” plugin: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
   
   It will add some additional features under the menu item under Tools > Site Health.
   On its troubleshooting tab, you can Enable Troubleshooting Mode. This will disable
   all plugins, switch to a standard WordPress theme (if available), allow you to
   turn your plugins on and off and switch between themes, **without affecting normal
   visitors to your site**. This allows you to test for various compatibility issues.
   There’s a more detailed description about how to use the Health Check plugin 
   and its Troubleshooting Mode at [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/appendix/troubleshooting-using-the-health-check/)
 *  [OFS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ep2012/)
 * (@ep2012)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14997958)
 * I’m also having the same issue. I’m surprised more people aren’t saying the same
   thing.
 * I noticed it over an hour ago.
 *  [karlsauter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karlsauter/)
 * (@karlsauter)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14998000)
 * Hi,
    I have the same problem on all my websites. Different plugins, different
   hosting providers. Checked on different computers and browsers. Could this be
   a problem with wordpress itself? Could someone help with this?
 *  [karlsauter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karlsauter/)
 * (@karlsauter)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14998009)
 * This also happens when using ManageWP to search for plugins.
 *  [colorcubic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/colorcubic/)
 * (@colorcubic)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14998072)
 * Just checked, and running into the same problem as well. Different sites on different
   hosting platforms. With the keywords search option selected, no matter what I
   type in, the first 4 results I get are:
 * **Contact Form 7**, **Yoast SEO**, **Classic Editor**, **Elementor Website Builder**
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [colorcubic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/colorcubic/).
 *  [somePaulo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finomeno/)
 * (@finomeno)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14998096)
 * Same here. And occasionally on [wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
   too.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by [somePaulo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/finomeno/).
 *  [Jamie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codente/)
 * (@codente)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14998951)
 * According to another thread, it looks like this might be an issue with the plugin
   search API and the appropriate people are looking into it.
 * See:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-doesnt-work-3/#post-14998004](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-doesnt-work-3/#post-14998004)
 *  [Jamie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codente/)
 * (@codente)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14999341)
 * The plugin search issue should be resolved now!

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-search-completely-broken/#post-14999341)
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