@SearchWPPlugins -

Sorry that I seem to be sowing consternation, Don. I must make a quick reply now, to leave soon for an outdoor workday away from all comm. I'll carefully address this tonight.

As admitted, I have not used the SearchWPPlugins tool. And, conspicuously, no one else is reporting doing so, either - and until we are seeing a pattern of 'satisfied' user-reports (this is the 'proof of the User Interface pudding', as always ... but Especially with database interrogation tools) we remain at the 'Hmm! Interesting!" stage. I do think it is interesting, and from me, that is positive input! :)

We are all familiar with the phenomenon of 'Editor Wars'. This refers to differences of opinion, often very strongly held & defended, about the merits of different Editors - all of which may be fully professional, mature and polished software tools.

Well, slightly less visible to the general crowd, is a much more severe conflict & struggle, over the tools & methods for getting what is wanted out of an existing Database. "SQL" itself is a direct acronym for the REAL challenge of preparing User Interfaces for databases. It's ALL about trying to get what's in there, the way you want it.

I am thinking about, and I suggest others roll it around too, how to construct cases that will show in a reasonably 'scientific' way that the SearchWPPlugins does things better than the WordPress.org facility ... and for extra credit, 'vice versa'! We need 'set-ups' that will allow for 'meaningful' comparison of two different facilities.

Of course, it will be necessary to FIRST actually learn to use it, and gain some minimum level of skill/competence with it. It may seem totally transparent to its creator & author, but that may not be what newcomers are experiencing.

Later! - Ted