Smart WooCommerce Search PRO

Show matching products as shoppers type

Smart WooCommerce Search PRO can replace or extend standard WooCommerce search with real-time Ajax suggestions. Matching products can appear with images, prices and categories as shoppers type, in a fullscreen popup or a custom search widget. Shoppers can review matches before opening a separate results page.

What determines a match

Configure search to cover product SKUs, EANs, categories, tags, attributes, brands, custom fields, custom taxonomies and custom post types. You can choose product categories to search, exclude out-of-stock products and enable multiple-word search. Stop words and a relevance configurator affect how queries are interpreted and results are ordered. Keyword and synonym suggestions can prompt shoppers with a “Did you mean” message.

The add-on can create a dedicated search index and provides advanced caching support for Memcache and Redis. These utilities are intended to support fast searches across larger product catalogs.

How results appear and what shoppers can do

Product results can use a grid layout, and product searches can display the standard WooCommerce product grid on the results page. You can display Featured, Sale and Out of Stock labels, and shoppers can use recent searches. Internal analytics report top search queries, no-result phrases and the most-clicked products.

The Product Variations Popup lets shoppers select options such as size or color and add an item to the cart from the search popup. You can also display an Add to Cart button in search results.

Which storefront integrations are supported

Google Analytics integration is available through GA4. Multilingual compatibility includes WPML and Polylang. The extension also lists compatibility with ACF, Custom Post Type UI, Ultimate WooCommerce Brands and Search Exclude.

Use default search widgets or create a custom search widget in the plugin settings. Supported page builders include Elementor, DIVI, WPBakery Page Builder, Visual Composer and Avada. To add search to a theme template, use the provided PHP approach with the widget ID configured in settings. Customization and styling settings let you adapt the presentation to your storefront; minor CSS adjustments may be needed for an exact visual match.

Configure search for your store

Install and activate Smart WooCommerce Search PRO in the WordPress dashboard, then configure the search widget and indexing settings. Choose searchable product data, selected or excluded categories, result layout, triggers, styling, analytics and the PRO features you want to use. Refer to the product documentation for configuration details. The PRO edition includes a 14-day free trial and automatic plugin updates.