Best search results plugins for WordPress
The most popular search results plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPSSO Core leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce (900+) and Ajax Load More for SearchWP (200+). All 14 plugins tagged “search results” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 search results plugins
- 1.
WPSSO CoreThe most installed search results plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 306 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce900+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 43 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
Ajax Load More for SearchWP200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Include Sitename in Search Results100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Elemendas Addons50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Relevant Search20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 7.
Remove Pages From Search10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
No Results for Elementor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Search Keyword Highlighter10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Solr for WordPress10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
All 14 plugins tagged “search results”
WPSSO Core
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,299by JS Morisset11 days ago
Present your content at its best for social sites and search results, no matter how URLs are shared, reshared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.6(306)
- Downloads
- 77/day
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:108#7,178by Searchanise18 days ago
Advanced WooCommerce product search and filter plugin. Customizable search bar, live search suggestions and auto-generated filters for search results.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.4(43)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Ajax Load More for SearchWP
Down in the last 7 days:191#11,709by Darren Cooney1 year ago
Ajax Load More extension that adds compatibility with SearchWP plugin.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Include Sitename in Search Results
Down in the last 7 days:54#15,485by apasionados9 months ago
Adds the JSON-LD schema.org markup for including the Site Name in Search Results on the homepage.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Elemendas Addons
Up in the last 7 days:36#21,226by Santiago Becerra1 year ago
This addon for Elementor allows you to display the number of results of the search query, as well as to highlight the searched string in the results.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Relevant Search
Up in the last 7 days:65#25,857by Luis A. Ochoa7 years ago
Relevant Search replaces the default WordPress search with relevant results.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Remove Pages From Search
Up in the last 7 days:297#31,436by George Gkouvousis1 year ago
Tired of search for an one-click solutions for your search results? This plugin will exclude everything except posts from your website's search r …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
No Results for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:1,004#34,247by stixen842 months ago
A way to modify the Elementor no results found page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Search Keyword Highlighter
Up in the last 7 days:4,917#38,368by samiur66882 months ago
Highlights searched keywords in search results to improve search visibility.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Solr for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:7,999#43,710by mattweber15 years ago
A WordPress plugin that replaces the default WordPress search with Solr.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RDP Google Custom Search
Up in the last 7 days:1,898#45,253by Robert D Payne10 years ago
RDP Google Custom Search lets you use Google's Custom Search Engine (CSE) API to add targeted search capability to your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Schema Factory Free
Up in the last 7 days:12,965#58,947by kylefrischman8 years ago
Add valid JSON-LD schema code to your Wordpress site with just a few clicks!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MWT Search Steer
#67,838by Cornel Raiu2 days ago
Hide posts from site search, or steer search per post: keywords bring a post into the results, stop keywords keep it out.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 115/day
Minimal Search Term Highlight
#71,559by mjke878 years ago
Ultra-minimalist plugin to highlight search results.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day