Best live search plugins for WordPress
The most popular live search plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ajax Search Lite leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Woo Search (60K+) and Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce (9K+). All 78 plugins tagged “live search” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 10 live search plugins
- 1.
Ajax Search LiteThe most installed live search plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 266 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Advanced Woo Search60K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 248 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce9K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce4K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Search in Place3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 64 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Predictive Search for WooCommerce700+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 49 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
Search Live600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 30 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.
Fast Fuzzy Search100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
StoreBolt100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
Init Live Search100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
All 78 plugins tagged “live search”
Ajax Search Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1#565by wpdreams22 days ago
The Best Ajax Live Search and Filter for WordPress. Live suggestions, Custom Post types, Custom fields, Categories, WooCommerce & Elementor support
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.8(266)
- Downloads
- 643/day
Advanced Woo Search
Down in the last 7 days:3#618by ILLID8 days ago
Advanced WooCommerce product search plugin. Search inside any product field. Support for both AJAX search and search results page.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.8(248)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day
Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,266by ThemeHunk24 days ago
Advanced Product Search boosts your store search with instant AJAX results, live suggestions helping customers find products faster.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 96/day
Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,388by aThemeArt2 months ago
Popup Cart Lite for WooCommerce for WooCommerce plugin that displays popup cart for add to cart action.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 41/day
Search in Place
Up in the last 7 days:9#4,106by codepeople1 month ago
Search in Place improves blog search by displaying query results in real time. It displays the results dynamically as you enter the search criteria.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(64)
- Downloads
- 42/day
Predictive Search for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:20#7,871by Steve Truman4 months ago
Predictive Search for WooCommerce gives your customers an awesome search experience delivering stunning 'live' product search results.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.2(49)
- Downloads
- 58/day
Search Live
Down in the last 7 days:28#8,238by itthinx21 days ago
Help visitors find what they need faster with instant search results as they type, including excerpts and thumbnails.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(30)
- Downloads
- 15/day
Fast Fuzzy Search
Down in the last 7 days:22#13,429by Khizar Hasan4 months ago
Blazing fast, typo-tolerant, AJAX-powered search for WordPress and WooCommerce. Live results as you type, with a customizable overlay that matches you …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
StoreBolt
Up in the last 7 days:1,218#14,305by MadrasThemes1 month ago
Instant WooCommerce product search: a live dropdown over variations, SKUs, categories and brands, from a dedicated index. Self-hosted and free.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day
Init Live Search
Up in the last 7 days:240#16,663by Init HTML1 month ago
Fast REST API live search with optional FULLTEXT index, Meilisearch, AI-powered Related Posts, slash commands, ACF and WooCommerce support.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Instant Search
Down in the last 7 days:78#19,823by Marius4 months ago
Live search that sells: visitors see products instantly and add to cart right from the search results. Built for WooCommerce stores.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Super Ajax Search
Up in the last 7 days:121#21,523by Naveen Gaur7 months ago
Feature-rich live search with thumbnails, smart excerpts, result grouping, and category filtering.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Predictive Search
Down in the last 7 days:328#21,741by Steve Truman4 months ago
Predictive Search for WordPress gives your site visitors an awesome search experience delivering stunning 'live' search results.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Eonet Live Search
Up in the last 7 days:14#22,260by Alkaweb8 years ago
Search dynamically in real time through all your site, including pages, posts, members, products & so on.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WooSearch
Down in the last 7 days:1,239#22,463by sebastianhsu10 years ago
WooSearch is a search plugin which provides real-time ajax product search based on WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ajax Product Search for WooCommerce (ProSearch)
Down in the last 7 days:138#22,639by ProSearch5 months ago
Smart, fast, and accurate Ajax Product Search for WooCommerce with live results, fuzzy matching, and instant product suggestions.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Live Search
Down in the last 7 days:16#23,365by Nick Haskins11 years ago
A super light-weight live search plugin that utilizes the WP REST API.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Remote Site Search
#25,016by Pratik Chaskar2 months ago
Search any WordPress site's data using WP REST API.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress Live Topic Suggestions
Down in the last 7 days:295#25,564by Hudson Atwell11 years ago
Auto suggest related topics based on user's new topic title. Uses a combination of tag regongnition & title string searches to return results …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Admin Live Search
Up in the last 7 days:479#25,766by Humberto Silva7 years ago
Live search pages and posts in the dashboard / admin area via AJAX.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick Search
Up in the last 7 days:124#26,382by toriphes17 years ago
Quick Search add AJAX Search to your site
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PopSearch Live for WooCommerce
#28,134by Aizaz Ali6 months ago
Fullscreen search popup with live product search, category slider and trending tags for WooCommerce stores.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lumenare Search
Up in the last 7 days:772#32,256by Adam Greenwell1 month ago
Advanced WordPress search with live results, weighted indexing, fuzzy matching, filters, analytics, and block support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ajaxy Instant Search
Up in the last 7 days:501#32,687by Naji Amer2 years ago
A facebook like ajaxy live search for wordpress, this plugin uses the same functionality as facebook to retrieve the results from your blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ajax Search
#46,987by Sandor Kovacs10 years ago
Ajax Search is a simple instant posts search widget.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Product Search for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:9,907#47,219by StorePlugin3 months ago
Fast Ajax product search for WooCommerce. Instant results with images and prices as customers type, served from a dedicated search index.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
i-Search
Down in the last 7 days:2,096#47,299by all4wp8 years ago
Live search suggestions for all post types. Search everywhere, include almost everything in the search. WooCommerce compatible.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SD Live Search
#50,011by swapnild8 years ago
SD live seacrh is a basic search plugin for search lively.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OZY Smart Search
#51,604by Danish Rangaiz1 month ago
Live AJAX search with relevance ranking, custom field indexing, WooCommerce support, and optional AI semantic search.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day
ffinder
Up in the last 7 days:5,626#52,357by vacatiolabs2 months ago
A faster replacement for the WordPress search: live autocomplete, did-you-mean suggestions, and a dashboard of what your visitors look for.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FalcoSearch
Up in the last 7 days:3,680#53,361by WPXERO1 month ago
Live AJAX search and a visual product filter builder for WooCommerce and any post type. Fast, SEO-friendly, no jQuery.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Advanced Woo Ajax Search
#54,727by Farid Mia3 months ago
Most advanced woo ajax search plugin for WooCommerce
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beplus Fast Product Filter & Live Search for WooCommerce
#55,452by Beplus1 month ago
Fast AJAX product filtering and smart live search for WooCommerce. Help customers find products instantly with no page reloads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dragonfly
Up in the last 7 days:5,869#55,697by 8webit17 years ago
Search Any Post Type Or Taxonomy
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OzuLabs Turbo Search for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:16,152#55,849by fearofbug1 month ago
Instant live product search for WooCommerce using native MySQL FULLTEXT indexing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Search by GOGO GET
Down in the last 7 days:1,897#56,286by GOGO KC22 days ago
Ask in plain language, get live results as you type, and see what visitors search.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SwiftFind
Up in the last 7 days:13,735#56,558by TecnologiaPa'Todos6 months ago
Lightning-fast live search with autocomplete for WooCommerce products, categories, and tags.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Refyn Search
Up in the last 7 days:3,153#56,749by liamtools5 years ago
Refyn Search gives your customers an awesome search experience delivering stunning 'live' product search results using Artificial Intelligen …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple AJAX Product Search for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:2,897#56,957by tfbgloballtd11 months ago
Fast and responsive AJAX product search for WooCommerce with instant results, clean UI and simple menu or shortcode integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kody Search
#57,580by maticparker1 month ago
Instant dropdown search for your posts and pages. Results appear as you type, with no page reload.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPRAG Smart Search
Down in the last 7 days:1,309#57,624by wprag4 months ago
A block-first local keyword search for WordPress with weighted relevance ranking, taxonomy filters, and live results. No account, no external calls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
iMegaSearch
Up in the last 7 days:6,275#58,332by fareeddaar27 days ago
A full-screen search overlay with results as you type, matched in the browser against a static index. No request per keystroke.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Beeking Search
#58,681by Bartlomiej Mont1 year ago
AI‑powered semantic search for WooCommerce. Fast live results, smarter relevance, fewer empty results, and a customizable, mobile‑friendly UI.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Biwem Search Autocomplete
#60,028by Biwem inc.1 day ago
Intelligent autocomplete search with fuzzy matching and SKU/EAN. Works on any WordPress site; WooCommerce optional for product search.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ninoxa Live Search
#60,431by Mohammad Anbarestany3 days ago
A plugin to add live search functionality to your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shop Search for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:4,292#61,164by Forge12 Interactive GmbH17 days ago
Shop search for WooCommerce and WordPress: live suggestions, SKU search, “Did you mean”, sections and insights. No cloud, no external calls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DooSearch
Up in the last 7 days:2,650#62,450by Aminul2 months ago
A blazing-fast WooCommerce product search plugin with AJAX and live filters to boost conversions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Inference Search for WooCommerce
#63,253by InferenceWorks1 day ago
Live product search overlay for WooCommerce that tolerates typos and Polish word forms. Runs entirely inside WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 54/day
Anywhere Ajax Search
Up in the last 7 days:9,757#63,503by Ravi Khadka8 months ago
Anywhere Ajax Search is a live search plugin for wordpress themes.It performs real time search as you enter anything.it supports group search like pos …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Hound
Down in the last 7 days:874#63,538by Themexplosion2 years ago
Search all posts and pages of a WordPress website instantly. Get search result as you keep typing your keyword.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day