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Category Search

20+ installs · #25,803 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
PublishPress Taxonomies
Shares 2 of Category Search's 3 tags.
Most installed
Search & Replace
100K+ active installs.
Best rated
Ivory Search
4.9 out of 5 from 1,562 reviews.
Most recently updated
PublishPress Taxonomies
Updated on Nov 3, 2026.
  1. PublishPress Taxonomies

    by PublishPress

    Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag …

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #810
    Rating
    4.6(195)
    Updated
    5 days ago

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  2. Search & Filter

    by Code Amp

    Search and Filtering for Custom Posts, Categories, Tags, Taxonomies, Post Dates and Post Types

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #789
    Rating
    4.5(175)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  3. Media Library Categories

    by jeffrey-wp

    Adds the ability to use categories in the media library.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,247
    Rating
    4.2(52)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  4. Recent Posts by Category Widget

    by Ross Cornell

    Just like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category to pull posts from.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,444
    Rating
    4.7(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  5. Search & Replace

    by WP Media

    Search & Replace data in your database with WordPress admin, replace domains/URLs of your WordPress installation.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #362
    Rating
    4.3(283)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  6. Relevanssi

    by Christoph Vielgrader

    Relevanssi replaces the default search with a partial-match search that sorts results by relevance. It also indexes comments and shortcode content.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #352
    Rating
    4.8(406)
    Updated
    9 days ago

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  7. Search Regex

    by John Godley

    Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #291
    Rating
    4.7(101)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  8. Ivory Search

    by Vinod Dalvi

    Advanced WordPress custom search plugin. Provides Search Form Customizer, WooCommerce Search, AJAX Search & Live Search support!

    Installs
    90K+
    Rank
    #471
    Rating
    4.9(1.6K)
    Updated
    18 days ago

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  9. Ajax Search Lite

    by wpdreams

    The Best Ajax Live Search and Filter for WordPress. Live suggestions, Custom Post types, Custom fields, Categories, WooCommerce & Elementor support

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #564
    Rating
    4.8(266)
    Updated
    20 days ago

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  10. List category posts

    by Fernando Briano

    Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #547
    Rating
    4.7(254)
    Updated
    4 months ago

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  11. Advanced Woo Search

    by ILLID

    Advanced WooCommerce product search plugin. Search inside any product field. Support for both AJAX search and search results page.

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #617
    Rating
    4.8(248)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  12. Search Exclude

    by quadlayers

    Hide any post or page from the search results.

    Installs
    50K+
    Rank
    #724
    Rating
    4.8(218)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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