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WP Extended Search · Version history

WP Extended Search changelog and version history

Latest version
2.2.1
Dec 7, 2025 (11 months ago)
Releases
18
since 2014
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20142 releases
  • 20152 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20181 release
  • 20191 release
  • 20204 releases
  • 20212 releases
  • 20222 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20251 release

20251 release

  1. WP Extended Search 2.2.1Latest

    • Fixed translations warnings with WP 6.8

20242 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 2.2

    • Fixed issue with YITH badges management plugin.
    • Fixed issue with WP Query loop block.
    • Removed select2 CDN.
    • Fixed issues with WP 6.7
    • Other minor improvements.

  2. WP Extended Search 2.1.2

    • Fixed XSS vulnerability in search form.
    • Fixed missing text domains and MO file loading issue.
    • Added option to search in WC product variations. Ref https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-not-showing-single-product-variations/

20222 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 2.1.1

    • Fixed recommendations notice issue with cache plugins.
    • Minor fixes.

  2. WP Extended Search 2.1

    • Added new feature to limit attachments by mime type.
    • Fixed issue with add to cart link on search results page.
    • Other minor improvements.

20212 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 2.0.3

    • Fixed search issue in WC settings > Advanced tab
    • Fixed fatal error with WP 5.8 on new widget screen (Still not compatible with block-based widgets.)

  2. WP Extended Search 2.0.2

    • Fixed issue with WooCommerce pages.
    • Fixed issue with backend REST requests.
    • Added Select2 for admin pages.

20204 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 2.0.1

    • Fixed errors in dashboard for non-admin users.

  2. WP Extended Search 2.0

    • Upgrade Notice 2.0 went through code refactoring and major feature updates. Please make a complete site backup before upgrading.
    • Added new feature to add multiple search settings.
    • Added WooCommerce product search support.
    • Complete code refactoring.

  3. WP Extended Search 1.3.1

    • Fixed issue with ACF relationship post field admin search.
    • Fixed issue with Elementor admin search.
    • Added support for new query variable disable_wpes to disable WPES search.

  4. WP Extended Search 1.3

    • Fixed media search issue
    • Fixed conflict with search when adding new menu item in backend
    • Added setting link in plugin action links
    • Added feature to modify search results order
    • Added feature to match search query exactly or partially

20191 release

  1. WP Extended Search 1.2

    • Fixed bbPress forum posts dissappear
    • Fixed issue with Ajax calls
    • Added feature to control search in post excerpt
    • Added compatibility with WPML
    • Added new filter wp_es_terms_relation_type
    • Updated wpes_posts_search filter. Now you can access $wp_query object as a second argument

20181 release

  1. WP Extended Search 1.1.2

    • Fixed media library search is not working when plugin is active. Thanks @gazettco
    • Fixed escaping issue in SQL query. Thanks again @brurez
    • Dropped support of WP version older than 4.0

20161 release

  1. WP Extended Search 1.1.1

    • Added feature to support Ajax calls
    • Fixed text domain issue
    • Fixed suppress_filters issue. Thanks @brurez

20152 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 1.1

    • Added feature to search in post author name
    • Added feature to customize number of posts per search results page
    • Added feature to control SQL query relation between search terms
    • Added new filters in settings wpes_meta_keys, wpes_tax and wpes_post_types

  2. WP Extended Search 1.0.2

    • Added support for post_type parameter in URL
    • Exclude old content from search results

20142 releases

  1. WP Extended Search 1.0.1

    • Fixed taxonomy table join issue
    • Added new filters wpes_meta_keys_query, wpes_tax_args, wpes_post_types_args, wpes_enabled, wpes_posts_search
    • Internationalized plugin.

  2. WP Extended Search 1.0

    • First Release

Questions about WP Extended Search’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Extended Search?

2.2.1, released on Dec 7, 2025 (11 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is WP Extended Search updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from September 2014.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Extended Search’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.