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Exclude Page matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around preventing client-site regressions before updates or edits go live, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Page-builder and editor changes can break layouts, CTAs, or client pages after updates. The entry wedge is to run pre-update checks, detect visible regressions, and produce client-safe rollback guidance.

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Build an agency visual QA and update safety plugin for site builders and agencies: Page-builder and editor changes can break layouts, CTAs, or client pages after updates. The first wedge is to run pre-update checks, detect visible regressions, and produce client-safe rollback guidance.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Page-builder and editor changes can break layouts, CTAs, or client pages after updates. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

Competitors

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Search Exclude 50.0K installs · 4.8
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 32.3weakness 2/33pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for quality, easy.

mixed Incompatibility with “Content Control” plugin causes critical error

Incompatibility with “Content Control” plugin causes critical error: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Incompatibility with “Content Control” plugin causes critical error Hi, there is an incompatibility betweeen “Search Exclude” plugin and “Content Control” plugin ( https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/content-control/ ) that causes a critical error on the front-end if both plugins are active.
mixed Media search blocked

Media search blocked: users show bugs, performance, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · When deactivated, search works normally again.
mixed Critical error when upgrade to WP

Critical error when upgrade to WP: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Critical error when upgrade to WP Updated our test site with WP 6.8.1 and the Search Exclude plugin caused a critical error, so we removed it.
mixed Exclusion Rules Stopped Fetching

Exclusion Rules Stopped Fetching: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Exclusion Rules Stopped Fetching I use the following to retrieve the list of excluded posts, but it stopped working: $settings_entity = QuadLayers\QLSE\Models\Settings::instance()->get(); $sep = $settings_entity->get( ‘excluded’ ); I use the following to retrieve the list of excluded posts, but it stopped working: $settings_entity = QuadLayers\QLSE\Models\Se
complaint Hidden then visible issue

Pages hidden from search become visible again, exposing secure pages and leading the user to switch to another plugin.

Search Exclude · we are using the plugin to hide various secure pages on our site
complaint 2.0.6 update to 2.6.0 broken

Updating Search Exclude to 2.6.0 caused a fatal error that crashed the WordPress site, prompting the user to seek an older version.

Search Exclude · I upgraded and now 260 crashes my wordpress site.
complaint Search Exclude Metabox not displaying in page editor

Search Exclude Metabox not displaying in page editor: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Search Exclude Metabox not displaying in page editor Hello, We found an issue where the metabox for search exclude is not displaying in the page editor if Elementor is used.
mixed rest_forbidden: Sorry, you are not allowed to do that

rest_forbidden: Sorry, you are not allowed to do that: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · rest_forbidden: Sorry, you are not allowed to do that Hello I have face an issue with this plugin.
mixed Hidden pages visible in ajax search results

Hidden pages visible in ajax search results: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · I use woodmart theme for my shop which comes along with an ajax search in the header, where you can search for products, posts and pages (option “all post types” for this kind of search).
mixed Translation Loading Warnings

Translation Loading Warnings: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Translation Loading Warnings After upgrading to WordPress 6.8 my log files are full of the below error: Notice : Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly .
mixed Search Exclude no longer works with CPT

Search Exclude no longer works with CPT: users show compatibility, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Search Exclude no longer works with CPT Search excluded CPTs are still showing in search results and in the admin the exclude toggle will reset on page refresh https://app.screencast.com/3lhg2qKZ3Hhwi .
complaint Search Exclude Stop Working Some pages CPT

A custom post type exclusion that previously worked stopped saving, leaving unwanted testimonial content in search results after months without a fix.

Search Exclude · It been 5 months and have not had an update on the fixes. This not been fixed.
complaint Feature Request: Add a filter link for Search-Excluded pages

Feature Request: Add a filter link for Search-Excluded pages: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Feature Request: Add a filter link for Search-Excluded pages Hi, I would like to make a Feature Request.
complaint The Search Exclude has stop working on some pages. Previously it work. It is aff

Search Exclude stopped hiding some custom post type pages and the user says the issue went unanswered for nearly five months.

Search Exclude · this has been outstanding almost 5 months
mixed Conflicting w/ another plugin

Conflicting w/ another plugin: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Conflicting w/ another plugin When this plugin is active it causes my product FAQ plugin to break.
mixed PHP Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly

PHP Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · PHP Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly Hi, How to solve this?
complaint Editor Role Triggering REST API Error in Search Exclude Plugin

Editors saw repeated REST permission errors because the plugin loaded admin-only Search Exclude functionality without a role-based disable option.

Search Exclude · Editors still encounter the error. We do not want to grant Editors the manage_options capability for security reasons
complaint Category excluded, but later is active again

Search exclusion settings for story categories repeatedly reset, including after publishing a new story, causing duplicate story pages to reappear in search.

Search Exclude · whenever I publish a new storie, the configuration is undone
mixed Editor Warning: editing page – React does not recognize the `isDisabled` prop

Editor Warning: editing page – React does not recognize the `isDisabled` prop: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Editor Warning: editing page – React does not recognize the `isDisabled` prop Hi, The following Warning appears in the editor when edititng pages (Kadence Theme).
complaint Pagination bug on post/page esclusion settings

Pagination bug on post/page esclusion settings: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Search · Pagination bug on post/page esclusion settings There is a bug regarding pagination where saving list of posts marked for exclusion, when moving to the next 15 posts, the following “save” unmarks all other previously marked posts.
complaint Hidden then visible issue

A second Search Exclude user reports pages becoming visible again over time, while another user says switching plugins solved the issue.

Search Exclude · One day the post is hidden. Another day it’s visible.
mixed Not working on PHP 7.1

Not working on PHP 7.1: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Not working on PHP 7.1 It says this is compatible with PHP 5.6 and up, but this is not right.
mixed Pages cannot be switched off

Pages cannot be switched off: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Hello, I have the problem that after the update I can no longer exclude the pages in the search.
mixed Unusable

Unusable: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Search · Unusable This could be plugin number #1, but it hasn’t been updated for a year, and its bugs make it unusable.
complaint Search Exclude plugin is broken, undocumented, unsupported

A user said Search Exclude could not save a basic page exclusion and also found the documentation link broken.

Search Exclude · The Save button is disabled even after entering a page ID to exclude. The documentation link is 404 page not found.
mixed [NSFW] No Pages found on all post types after pagination

[NSFW] No Pages found on all post types after pagination: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Search · [NSFW] No Pages found on all post types after pagination I found a bug in the Exclude Search plugin’s functionality when using pagination in the WordPress admin Posts tab.
praise Simple and Easy Way to Get Things Out of Search!

Simple and Easy Way to Get Things Out of Search!: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Simple and Easy Way to Get Things Out of Search!
complaint Hidden content still appearing in WP Search

Staff entries marked as excluded from search still appear in WordPress search results and support moved the case to a private ticket.

Search Exclude · they’re hidden/search excluded but they still appear in a WP Search
question Question on pages selected for no search

Question on pages selected for no search: question conversation with limited structured signal.

Exclude Search · Question on pages selected for no search Hi: How can I find the lists of names from my site that I selected for exclude search Thanks Rufus Rufus@createadesign.net Hi: How can I find the lists of names from my site that I selected for exclude search Thanks Rufus Rufus@createadesign.net
complaint Search Excludes

The exclusion checkbox appeared for Html5 Audio Player content but saving did not actually exclude it from search.

Search Exclude · when you check the box to ‘exclude from search and save, nothing happens. It does not exclude
complaint Meta box missing and not in screen options

Search Exclude's post meta box disappeared for an Avada user and support redirected them to an external ticket without a public fix.

Search Exclude · the missing meta box and the option not showing up in the screen options
mixed Plugin not displaying.

Search Exclude no longer appears in page edit options except through quick edit or the plugin's main page, likely due to a theme conflict.

Search Exclude · Search Exclude isn’t showing up in the page options either.
mixed Good plugi

The reviewer finds Search Exclude useful but says it slows down search loading, while the vendor asks for evidence because the cause may be theme-related.

Search Exclude · it slows down search loading a little, if it could be faster, it would be phenomenal
praise Simple and perfect for what it does

Simple and perfect for what it does: users show performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Simple and perfect for what it does For all of those confirmation pages and others that you don’t want showing up in WordPress searches, this is perfect.
praise Great

Great: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Tailored Easy Exclude · Great Works just as expected.
praise Best plugin ever!

Best plugin ever!: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Search Exclude · Best plugin ever!
praise Simple Yet Powerful Search Control – A Must-Have Plugin!

Simple Yet Powerful Search Control – A Must-Have Plugin!: users show performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Search · Simple Yet Powerful Search Control – A Must-Have Plugin!
neutral Search Exclude

Search Exclude: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.

Search Exclude · Search Exclude Does what it needs to do. Good and fit for purpose. I can hide pages and make sure its specific for an invited audience only. Does what it needs to do. Good and fit for purpose. I can hide pages and make sure its specific for an invited audience only. @moshade Thank you! @moshade Thank you!
praise Awesome

Awesome: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Tailored Easy Exclude · Awesome Keep up the good work! Keep up the good work!
praise Great Plugin

Great Plugin: users praise easy, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Tailored Easy Exclude · Great Plugin Simple and effective, does the job perfectly.