Ajax Search Pro

Live search for WordPress

Ajax Search Pro shows search results as visitors type. You can make multiple search bars and configure each for a different area of your website. Search activity runs locally on your server, and the product does not require a monthly subscription. It can be used on content sites, online stores, portfolios, event websites, and directories.

Choose which content a search bar covers

Search custom post types such as WooCommerce products, events, and portfolio entries. Ajax Search Pro can also search media attachments and the contents of PDF, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files. Depending on the sources selected, searches may cover titles, descriptions, excerpts, categories, tags, custom fields, comments, and other supported content.

Custom field settings include repeaters and special field types. For community content, the extension supports BuddyPress activity feeds, customers, and group names, as well as PeepSo groups and group activities. It also provides WooCommerce shop search and filtering, plus search and filtering for Elementor Loop Grid and JetEngine Listing Grid content.

Filters narrow searches and organize results

Visitors can filter by category, custom field, post type, tag, taxonomy term, or date. Depending on the configured search bar, controls can appear as checkboxes, drop-down menus, multiselect fields, radio buttons, sliders, or range sliders. Results can be grouped by category, post type, or content type, which helps visitors scan larger result sets.

Predictive result suggestions, Google keyword suggestions, and autocomplete help visitors refine a query as they type. Keyword highlighting can mark matching terms in results. Depending on the setup, visitors can load more results or use infinite scroll.

Adjust the display and search behavior

More than 100 configurable themes provide options for colors, layouts, icons, and result presentation. Images can appear in results; image precaching and search phrase caching are available to support faster responses. The plugin also includes advanced caching options, performance options, and live search statistics.

Ajax Search Pro works with Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Breakdance, Gutenberg, and Beaver. It supports mobile devices and offers widgets, shortcodes, automatic replacement of the default search, archive-page loading, and frontend search settings.

Install and configure

1. Install Ajax Search Pro on the WordPress website where you want to add search.
2. Create one or more search bars, then select the content sources and filters for each.
3. Adjust the layout, colors, result grouping, caching, and performance settings.
4. Add a search interface with a widget or shortcode, or configure it to replace the default search.