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Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter

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

80K+ active installs
4.8
(263 ratings)
Free on WordPress.org
View on WordPress.orgSupport forum
Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter running.

WordPress compatibility
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.
Last updated
3 days ago
At least 7.0 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.
Requires PHP
7.4
Your host must be running at least this version.
Requires WordPress
3.5
Contributors
1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.
80K+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.
Maintenance & trust

Scored on how Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

98

out of 100
Well maintainedSome ratings or support history.
Maintenance
35 / 35
Updated 3 days ago.
WordPress compatibility
20 / 20
Tested to WP 7.0.2 (current).
Support responsiveness
Not enough data
Only 2 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.
Merchant satisfaction
14 / 15
4.8/5 across 263 rating(s).
Listing transparency
10 / 10
Provides: screenshots, description, homepage
1 of 5 measures had too little evidence to score. They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero — otherwise a plugin would be marked down for being small rather than for being poorly kept.Measured 2026-08-02 from the WordPress.org plugin registry.
Ratings

4.8

263 ratings
5★235
4★11
3★5
2★6
1★6
Every rating WordPress.org holds for this plugin, not a sample. Written reviews live in the plugin's WordPress.org reviews forum.

Ajax Search Lite is a live search plugin for WordPress. This responsive live search engine, which will boost your user experience by providing a user friendly ajax powered search form – a live search bar. You can filter the results with the category and post type filter boxes as well. Google autocomplete and keyword suggestions also included.

Very smooth animations with mobile device support and regular updates. Use Ajax Search Lite as a replacement for the default WordPress search with a better looking, more efficient search engine.
Fine-tune the user experience by providing a powerful ajax search plugin to your visitors. Supports custom post types and custom fields and more. Boost your site search engine with this custom built live search engine.

Home | Features | Lite Docs | Pro Docs

Ajax Search Lite and Ajax Search Pro does not require monthly subscriptions, does not store your data on external servers – everything is done locally, on your server.

Features List

  • Search in posts and pages
  • Search in custom post types such as WooCommerce Products, Events, Portfolio items and more
  • Search in title, description, excerpt, categories and tags and any custom fields
  • Archive page live loader and filter
  • Automatic search replacement as well as widget and shortcode availalbe
  • Custom Filter boxes (checkbox filters) for categories and post types
  • WPML, Polylang and QtranslateX compatible
  • Live Search Statistics
  • Super Fast Search Cache – instant cached results
  • 10+ built in templates + options for color adjustments
  • Retina ready vectorized SVG and CSS3 icons
  • Category and post exclusions
  • Frontend search settings boxes
  • Images in search results
  • Fully ajax powered
  • 50+ options on the backend
  • Caches images for faster response time
  • Performance Options
  • Google analytics integration – both as Events and Pageviews
  • Primary and Secondary ordering options
  • Highly compatible and responsive

Support

Feel free to contact us via the support forums.

In Pro version

  • Front-end demo | Back-end demo
  • Create multiple search bars with different configurations
  • All page builders supported (Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Breakdance, Gutenberg, Beaver etc..)
  • Search in Every custom post type
  • Search in Media Attachments and contents (PDF, Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc..)
  • Search in BuddyPress activity feed, users and group names
  • Search in PeepSo Groups and Group Activities
  • Search result grouping by categories or post types
  • Search in custom fields including repeaters and special custom field taypes
  • Predictive search results suggestions
  • WooCommerce Shop search and filter
  • Search and filter Elementor Loop Grid and JetEngine Listing Grid
  • Advanced caching technology – image precaching, search phrase caching
  • Category filters, custom field filters, post type filters, tag filters, taxonomy term filters and date filters
  • Checkbox, Drop-down, Multiselect, Radio, Slider and Range slider filters
  • Results grouping by category, post type or content type
  • Load more and Inifinite scroll
  • 100+ Themes – Fully configurable and editable – with theme customizer & preview window
  • 4 layouts: Vertical, Horizontal, Polaroid and Isotopic (with pagination)
  • 400+ Admin options
  • Google keyword suggestions and autocomplete
  • Compatibility options and features
  • Caching options & Search statistics
  • Keyword Highlighting & more…
  • Highly compatible and responsive
  • Full Features List

Testimonials

“Beyond the live search, it also makes your search much more complete. You’ll be able to include custom fields, comments, and more in your search index.” – Ben Pines – Elementor

“Consider this plugin if you’re looking for a professional live search offering.” – Tom Ewer – WPMU Dev

“Ajax Search Pro plugin gives you a live Ajax search, so much comfortable search experience” – Dragan Nikolic – Thematosoup

“As the name suggests, the core value of Ajax Search Pro is the ability to add Ajax live search to WordPress.” – Colin Newcomer – aThemes

After an update, the plugin stopped working or the layout is broken

It is most likely a cache related issue. Make sure to clear all website cache, including page, minify, browser and CDN as well.
After that, refresh your browser window by hitting CTRL + SHIFT + R buttons (CMD + SHIFT + R on Mac) a few times.

The images are not showing, what is wrong?

The search parses the first image from the post/page content. Most likely there
is no image in post.

When I type in something, the search wheel is spinning, but nothing happens

It is most likely, that another plugin or the template is throwing errors while the
ajax request is generated. Disabling all the plugins one by one can help you rule out which plugin
is creating the issue.

I disabled all the plugins but the search wheel is still spinning to infinity, nothing happens

You should contact me on the support forum with your website url. I will check your website
and will let you know what to do.

Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the
Ajax Search Lite plugin through the Patchstack
Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The
Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and
notify the developers of this plugin.

Categories
Search & filtering
Plugin details
Version4.14.5
Last updated2026-07-30 1:24pm GMT
Added2012-11-17
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.0.2
Requires PHP7.4
Tags on WordPress.org
better search
live search
product search
search
woocommerce search
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