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Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce

Maximize your store sales with this easy-to-install plugin. Give shoppers a well-designed advanced search bar with live search suggestions.

200+ active installs
4.6
(169 ratings)
Free on WordPress.org
View on WordPress.orgSupport forum
Will this break my store?

What the WordPress.org registry says about keeping Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce running.

WordPress compatibility
Tested to 7.0.2
Tested against the WordPress branch in use today.
Last updated
20 days ago
At least 22.3 releases a year since launch. WordPress.org only lists versions still available for download, so the real number may be higher.
Requires PHP
7.0
Your host must be running at least this version.
Requires WordPress
3.3
Contributors
1
A single maintainer. Worth knowing if the plugin is load-bearing for your store.
200+ active installsWordPress.org reports installs in bands, not exact counts.
Maintenance & trust

Scored on how Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce is looked after — not on how many stores run it.

97

out of 100
Well maintainedSome ratings or support history.
Maintenance
35 / 35
Updated 19 days ago.
WordPress compatibility
20 / 20
Tested to WP 7.0.2 (current).
Support responsiveness
Not enough data
Only 0 support thread(s) — not enough to judge.
Merchant satisfaction
12 / 15
4.6/5 across 169 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 2026-08-01 from the WordPress.org plugin registry.
Ratings

4.6

169 ratings
5★151
4★1
3★3
2★0
1★14
Every rating WordPress.org holds for this plugin, not a sample. Written reviews live in the plugin's WordPress.org reviews forum.

Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce, by Fast Simon is the leading search solution for merchants. It drives eCommerce search, AI-powered merchandising, and personalization, based on shopper behavior, store inventory, data, and visual signals for thousands of fast-growing online merchants.

Easily integrate this powerful search plugin into your WooCommerce store. Quickly index all of your website’s content and provide fast and accurate search results instantly.

Fast Simon is helping merchants maximize the value of their online traffic to spark, sustain, and boost their growth. Current Fast Simon merchants report growth of up to 40% year-over-year after adopting the powerful search platform.

Boost Conversion with Search, Filters & Merchandising

  • Shoppers using search are on 4X more likely to buy
  • Great Search can boost conversion by 30-150%
  • Cross-sell & Upsell increases sales by up to 30%

Platform Overview

Key Features:

  • Search Filters
  • Search by product title, long and short description
  • Search by SKU
  • Show product image in live search results
  • Show product price in live search results
  • Show product description in live search results
  • Responsive AI-Based Search
  • Search the product category and tags
  • Smart AutoComplete
  • Mobile Optimized search
  • Natural Language search
  • Advanced Search Results page
  • Did you mean & typo-correction
  • Product promotion based on visitors sessions
  • Product suggestions based on WooCommerce catalog
  • Synonyms and Antonyms
  • Semantic Search
  • Product Merchandising
  • Search Merchandising

Premium Features:

  • Automatic Rule-Based Merchandising
  • Mobile Optimized search
  • Categories Merchandising
  • Recommendation Merchandising
  • Display Merchandising & Optimization
  • A/B test your merchandising strategy
  • Expand Product Variants Display
  • Landing Pages
  • Optimized Product Ranking
  • Smart Collection Filters
  • Color Swatch Filters
  • Variant Color Swatches
  • SEO Pack
  • Personalisation
  • Visual search & Complete-the-Look
  • Look-a-like Products
  • Similar Styles Products
  • Product Finder
  • Big Data Product Recommendations

Read more – WooCommerce Search

See it in action – View Demo

External services

We are using the API of external services under the fastsimon.com domain.
This is the data that is sent : site URL, user email, user ID, full products catalog (including prices),
categories IDs and names, blog-id/blogs-ids, WP version , WC version, sitemap.xml.
The name and IDs of posts, or other specific taxonomy data is sent if the user wishes to display additional
content inside the SERP and product category archives.
The data is sent in order to fully control the SERP and collection pages.
Read more about our terms of service – Terms of service

Do I need to sign up for this service?

No. Once you install the plugin you will have our dashboard and customization right in the WordPress admin.

What is the difference between the free and the Premium service versions

Full details are here: https://www.fastsimon.com/woocommerce/
Basically our Premium versions contain more advanced customization, support, additional service capacity and monitoring. You can always start with our Free plan and upgrade.

Do you offer Trials?

Yes – 14 days free trial

Can Fast Simon work with my searchbox?

Yes – Fast Simon can work with any html inputbox on your page. Be that a WordPress Widget or a custom template

How can I add a searchbox to my site header?

Go to WordPress admin => Appearance => Widgets and include the Fast Simon Search Widget.

How can I add a search box to my web page using shortcode?

Add the shortcode isp_search_box to your prefered location:
simply add [isp_search_box] or you can add search box with some extra configurations
[isp_search_box width=10 height=2.3 text_size=1 inner_text=”Search…”]
* parameters: width – search box’s horizontal measurement | height – search box’s vertical measurement |
text_size – text size | inner_text – the text inside the search box

I want to add a searchbox to my theme and make it work with Fast Simon – how can I?

Simply add HTML based form to your WordPress theme like this and we’ll pick it from there:

Does Fast Simon support multisites?

Yes, we support multisites from Version 1.3.1 and above.
Simply install our plugin –
https://wordpress.org/plugins/instantsearch-for-woocommerce/
After activating the plugin you will see the Fast Simon banner on
each store.
Give us a few minutes to learn about your products and categories.
Start typing in the search box and experience the magic of autocomplete.

Categories
Search & filtering
Plugin details
Version3.0.73
Last updated2026-07-13 11:03am GMT
Added2014-05-01
Requires WordPress3.3
Tested up to7.0.2
Requires PHP7.0
Tags on WordPress.org
merchandising
product search
relevance
search filters
woocommerce search
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