Descrição
Super Ajax Search enhances your website’s search with instant live results as users type. Built on the WordPress REST API with a modern vanilla JS frontend — no jQuery dependency, lightning fast.
Free Features:
- Live Search — Instant AJAX-powered results as you type.
- Thumbnails — Display featured images in search results.
- Smart Excerpts — Show content snippets with the search keyword highlighted in bold.
- Result Grouping — Organize results by Post Type or Category.
- Category Filter — Optional dropdown to filter results by category.
- Debounced Search — 300ms debounce prevents excessive server requests.
- Transient Caching — 1-hour cache for identical queries (configurable).
- REST API — Modern endpoint replaces admin-ajax.php for better performance.
- Keyboard Navigation — Arrow keys, Enter, and Escape support.
- Accessible — ARIA labels, roles, and semantic HTML.
- Secure — Nonce verification, input sanitization, output escaping, publish-only results.
- Customizable — Configure post types, result limit, placeholder text, no-results message.
- Shortcode —
[super_ajax_search]with optional attributes. - Multi-instance — Multiple search forms per page, no ID conflicts.
- Responsive — Mobile-friendly layout.
- Lightweight — Under 15KB total (CSS + JS), zero dependencies.
Support
If you have any suggestions, need any help, or want to connect with me, please reach out:
* Email: info@techwithnavi.com
* Website: https://techwithnavi.com/
Instalação
- Upload the
ajax-searchwpfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate through the Plugins menu.
- Go to Super Ajax Search in the admin sidebar to configure settings.
- Use the shortcode
[super_ajax_search]on any page or post.
Shortcode Attributes:
placeholder— Override the search input placeholder.category_filter— Show a category dropdown ("true"or"false").
Example: [super_ajax_search category_filter="true" placeholder="Find products…"]
Perguntas frequentes
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How do I use the shortcode?
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Place
[super_ajax_search]in any post, page, or widget where you want the search to appear. -
Can I choose which post types to search?
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Yes. Go to Super Ajax Search settings and check the post types you want included.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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Yes. Enable the “Products” post type in the settings.
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Is the search secure?
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Yes. All inputs are sanitized, outputs are escaped, and only published posts are returned.
Avaliações
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Registro de alterações
2.0.0
- New: Thumbnail support in search results.
- New: Smart excerpts with keyword highlighting.
- New: Result grouping by Post Type or Category.
- New: Category filter dropdown.
- New: 300ms debounced search to reduce server load.
- New: REST API endpoint (replaces admin-ajax.php).
- New: Transient caching (configurable TTL).
- New: Keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Enter, Escape).
- New: Vanilla JS — jQuery dependency removed.
- New: Multi-instance shortcode support.
- New: PHPUnit test suite.
- Security: Explicit
post_status => 'publish'to prevent data leakage. - Security: XSS-safe DOM rendering in JavaScript.
- Fix: AJAX handlers now properly load (fixed
is_admin()bootstrap bug). - Refactor: Full rename from Ajax SearchWP to Super Ajax Search.
- Refactor: Options migrated from
ajax_searchwp_*tosuper_ajax_search_*. - Compat: PHP 8.1+ with typed properties and return types.
- Compat: WordPress 6.7 tested.
1.5.0
- Initial public release.