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The 12 WordPress plugins most like Spotlight Search, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Spotlight Search

10+ installs · #33,319 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
PowerStack
Shares 2 of Spotlight Search's 5 tags.
Most installed
Admin Menu Search
3K+ active installs.
Most recently updated
Commandify
Updated on Oct 27, 2026.
  1. PowerStack

    by WPPowerStack

    Search posts, pages, products, orders, users and settings instantly using a fast WordPress command palette.

    Installs
    Fewer than 10
    Rank
    #71,189
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    5 months ago

    Sharesadmin searchuser search

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  2. Admin Menu Search

    by herchen

    Admin Menu Search adds a search box filter to the top of the WordPress Admin Menu so you can easily locate items on sites with lots of menus.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,746
    Rating
    4.9(14)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesadmin search

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  3. Advanced Admin Search

    by Kuroit

    Easily search everything in WordPress admin panel from one single search field.

    Installs
    500+
    Rank
    #8,776
    Rating
    4.3(8)
    Updated
    4 years ago

    Sharesadmin search

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  4. Improved user search in backend

    by Blackbam

    Improves the search for users in the backend significantly: Search for first name, last, email and more of users instead of only nicename.

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #12,257
    Rating
    5.0(5)
    Updated
    12 years ago

    Sharesuser search

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  5. Enhanced User Search

    by khan.shabnam

    Search WordPress users by name, username, email, display name and safe custom user fields automatically.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #15,898
    Rating
    4.0(4)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharesuser search

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  6. AJAX Post Search and Filter

    by Nirav Kaneriya

    Lightning-fast AJAX post filtering — no page reload. Checkbox, radio and select filters, date range, sort, exclude/include and RTL support.

    Installs
    70+
    Rank
    #18,574
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharespost search

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  7. Commandify

    by wpRigel

    Commandify, a smart command palette for WordPress & WooCommerce. Instantly navigate, search, and manage admin tasks with fast keyboard commands.

    Installs
    40+
    Rank
    #22,948
    Rating
    5.0(2)
    Updated
    12 days ago

    Sharesadmin search

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  8. User Supersearch

    by QuokkaCoders

    Search WordPress users and WooCommerce customers by name, email, phone or custom field. Add last login and last order columns.

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #27,012
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    1 month ago

    Sharesuser search

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  9. Fancy Search

    by vanduy99

    Fancy Search - is a complete and powerful search engine for fully flexible WordPress.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #38,591
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharespost search

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  10. Filter Posts With List

    by iflairwebtechnologies

    Filter Posts with list by iFlair plugin is help you to list out default post and custom posts and filter out post base on its category and tags.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #32,238
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    1 year ago

    Sharespost search

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  11. Faceted Search for Ultimate Member

    by UserElements

    Add AJAX facet filters to Ultimate Member member directories so visitors can narrow members by profile fields with live counts and no page reloads.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #32,825
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    4 months ago

    Sharesuser search

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  12. Enhanced Admin User Search

    by Mayank Majeji

    This plugin extends the default WordPress admin user search functionality in the search query.

    Installs
    10+
    Rank
    #48,182
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharesuser search

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