Ivory Search Premium

Set up search forms for different content

Ivory Search Premium lets you make an unlimited number of WordPress search forms and configure each one separately. Choose what each form searches, then add it to a header, footer, sidebar, widget area, navigation menu, page, post, or custom post type using a shortcode or another supported placement.

Forms can search posts, pages, WooCommerce products, images, documents, attachments, and other custom post types. The inverted index-based search engine is designed for faster search. AJAX search can show results as users enter a query. You can also index and search shortcode content, including TablePress shortcode content.

Use the WordPress customizer to change form colors and text and pick an available style. How a form looks also depends on your theme.

Choose search fields and filters

Set each form to search titles, content, excerpts, categories, taxonomy terms and descriptions, custom fields, metadata, and WooCommerce product SKUs. Premium options include product variations, posts by selected authors, author show names, specific post statuses, comment counts, approved comment content, and posts created on a specific date.

Premium also supports searching selected files, MIME types, and media attachments such as images, audio, video, PDFs, and documents, including their titles, captions, and descriptions. Choose whether to include password-protected posts, posts without passwords, or both. You can exclude specific content and limit a form to selected post types or taxonomy terms.

Adjust how results are found

Keyword stemming searches for the base word of a query. Fuzzy matching can find the whole search term or words that begin or end with it, helping visitors find content when its wording differs from their query.

Connect search with website tools

Ivory Search integrates with WooCommerce and supports multilingual search through integrations including Weglot, Polylang, and WPML. It also integrates with bbPress and TablePress. Search analytics tracks searches made on the site.

Configure and place a form

1. Create a search form for the content or purpose you have in mind.
2. Choose its content sources, fields, filters, exclusions, and search behavior.
3. Select standard search or AJAX results.
4. Place the form with a shortcode, widget, menu, or supported site area.
5. Review search activity in the analytics.

To get started, install and activate Ivory Search Premium on your WordPress website, create a form, configure its content and filters, and place it where visitors need it.