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search plugins
606 plugins in the directory carry the search tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
606
plugins
1,234,740+
combined reach
168
released in 90 days
56%
quiet 18 months+
3
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | WP Table Pixie | 20+ | changed hands |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Step Index For relevanssi | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 03 Aug 2026 | Advanced Woo Ajax Search | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevanssi – A Better Search Relevanssi replaces the default search with a partial-match search that sorts results by relevance. It also indexes comments and shortcode content. | 100,000+ | 4.8★ | 21 days ago |
| Search & Replace Search & Replace data in your database with WordPress admin, replace domains/URLs of your WordPress installation. | 100,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Search Regex Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data. | 100,000+ | 4.7★ | 9 days ago |
| String locator Find and edit code or texts in your themes and plugins | 100,000+ | 4.6★ | 20 months ago · quiet |
| Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Advanced WordPress custom search plugin. Provides Search Form Customizer, WooCommerce Search, AJAX Search & Live Search support! | 90,000+ | 4.9★ | 14 days ago |
| Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce Advanced WooCommerce product search plugin. Search inside any product field. Support for both AJAX search and search results page. | 70,000+ | 4.8★ | 6 days ago |
| 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 | 70,000+ | 4.8★ | 17 days ago |
| Real-Time Find and Replace Set up find and replace rules that are executed AFTER a page is generated by WordPress, but BEFORE it is sent to a user's browser. | 70,000+ | 4.5★ | 18 days ago |
| Search Exclude Hide any post or page from the search results. | 50,000+ | 4.8★ | 14 days ago |
| Search & Filter Search and Filtering for Custom Posts, Categories, Tags, Taxonomies, Post Dates and Post Types | 50,000+ | 4.5★ | 16 days ago |
| SearchWP Live Ajax Search Template powered live search for any WordPress theme. Does not require SearchWP, but will utilize it if available. | 50,000+ | 4.7★ | 30 days ago |
| ACF: Better Search This plugin adds to default WordPress search engine the ability to search by content from selected fields of Advanced Custom Fields plugin. | 40,000+ | 4.9★ | 19 days ago |
| Customizer Search Search for settings in customizer. | 40,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 months ago |
| Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions Search and replace text, images, URLs, footer credits, code blocks or jQuery-Ajax content in real time or in Database, easy user-interface | 40,000+ | 4.6★ | today |
| Disable Search Disable the built-in front-end search capabilities of WordPress. | 30,000+ | 4.7★ | 17 months ago |
| Search Meter Search Meter tracks what your readers are searching for on your site. View full details of recent searches or stats for the last day, week or month. | 20,000+ | 4.3★ | 9 months ago |
| Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More Search and Replace everything in WordPress. Easily find and replace media, images, text, links and more with a single click using a simple user interf … | 20,000+ | 3.9★ | 1 month ago |
| WP Extended Search Extend search functionality to search in selected post meta, taxonomies, post types, and all authors. | 20,000+ | 4.9★ | 9 months ago |
| Search by SKU for Woocommerce Extend the search functionality of woocommerce to include searching of sku | 10,000+ | 4.6★ | 5 years ago · quiet |
| Search Everything Search Everything increases WordPress' default search functionality in three easy steps. | 10,000+ | 4.1★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Search and Replace Search and replace content into pages and posts | 10,000+ | 3.1★ | 23 days ago |
| Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce Advanced Product Search boosts your store search with instant AJAX results, live suggestions helping customers find products faster. | 9,000+ | 5.0★ | 24 days ago |
| ElasticPress A fast and flexible search and query engine for WordPress. | 8,000+ | 4.2★ | 11 days ago |
| Highlight Search Terms Very lightweight (vanilla) Javascript that wraps search terms in an HTML5 mark tag within WordPress search results. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 days ago |
| Relevanssi Live Ajax Search Template powered live search for any WordPress theme. Compatible with Relevanssi search! | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 months ago |
| WP Search with Algolia Use Algolia AI Search & Discovery to power your website's search with AI-powered Autocomplete and InstantSearch for fast, accurate, relevant results. | 7,000+ | 4.5★ | 19 days ago |
| Easy Custom Auto Excerpt Auto Excerpt for your posts on home, search and archive pages. Customize Read More button and thumbnail image. Easy to configure and have a lot of opt … | 6,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Maven Algolia Fully customise WordPress search implementing algolia API | 6,000+ | 2.5★ | 12 years ago · quiet |
| Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search Boost WooCommerce sales with instant Ajax product search — live suggestions, fullscreen popup, SKU search, and GA4 analytics, all in one plugin. | 6,000+ | 4.4★ | 9 days ago |
| VK Filter Search This plugin allows you to add a search function as a block to narrow down your search by category, tag, custom post type, keyword, etc. | 6,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress Better Search replaces the default WordPress search with a better search engine that gives contextual results sorted by relevance. | 5,000+ | 4.4★ | 2 days ago |
| BP Profile Search Member search and member directories for BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 10 days ago |
| Jetpack Search Easily add cloud-powered instant search and filters to your website or WooCommerce store with advanced algorithms that boost your search results based … | 5,000+ | 4.5★ | 25 days ago |
| SearchWP Modal Search Form Quickly and easily insert modal search forms into Menus, as a Block, or directly within theme templates. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 9 months ago |
| Shortcodes Finder Shortcodes Finder helps you to find, test, clean and get informations about the shortcodes in your WordPress website posts, pages and custom contents. | 4,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| YMC Filter A powerful and flexible plugin to filter and display posts, custom post types, and other content in beautifully designed grid layouts. | 4,000+ | 4.8★ | 22 days ago |
| Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar Event search and filter bar for The Events Calendar. Add an event search box, date filters and filtered event lists anywhere with a shortcode. | 3,000+ | 4.8★ | 6 days ago |
| Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin Real-time search suggestions that display relevant results as users type. Easy to customize, fast, and responsive on all devices. | 3,000+ | — | 2 months ago |
| Search Analytics for WP Search Analytics for WP will store and display the search terms used on your website. No third-party service is used! | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 12 days ago |
| Search in Place Search in Place improves blog search by displaying query results in real time. It displays the results dynamically as you enter the search criteria. | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 23 days ago |
| Sitekit Widgets: search, archives and categories. Shortcodes: archives, bloginfo, iframe and categories. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 months ago |
| Search Insights – Privacy-Friendly Search Analytics Uncover exactly what visitors search for on your site. Stop guessing what content to create, fix content gaps, and boost engagement. | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 10 days ago |
| DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce This plugin integrates the Doofinder search service with your WordPress site. | 2,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 days ago |
| Slickstream: Engagement and Conversions Use Slickstream to upgrade your site search. Get beautiful as-you-type search, relevant content recommendations, user favorites and more! | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 11 months ago |
| Admin Search Admin Search adds a simple, easy-to-use interface to your WordPress admin site that gives you and your admin users the ability to search across multip … | 1,000+ | 4.5★ | 3 months ago |
| Better Internal Link Search Improve the internal link popup manager with time-saving enhancements and features. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| Multipart robots.txt editor Customize your site's robots.txt and include remote content to it | 1,000+ | 3.3★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| SearchIQ – The Search Solution Our FREE plugin makes your website’s search fast and more relevant. searchIQ helps you to manage content more effectively with real-time analytics. | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 11 months ago |
| Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce – Searchanise Advanced WooCommerce product search and filter plugin. Customizable search bar, live search suggestions and auto-generated filters for search results. | 1,000+ | 4.4★ | 27 days ago |
| WPC AJAX Search for WooCommerce WPC AJAX Search is an interaction search popup for WooCommerce. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
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