by Mateusz Gbiorczyk
4.9 (162 reviews)
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.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v4.4.1
Current Version v4.4.1
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 08 Dec, 2025
Synced 9 hours ago
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Rank
#841
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Active Installs
40K+
-15.9%
KW Avg Position
5.2
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Downloads
793.5K
+372 today
Support Resolved
25%
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Rating
98%
Review 4.9 out of 5
4.9
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 5 of 5| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| better search | 1 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| acf search | 1 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| search | 3 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| advanced custom fields | 3 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
| extended search | 18 | — | Tag | 11 hours ago |
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- Version
- 4.4.1
- Last Updated
- Dec 08, 2025
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Mateusz Gbiorczyk
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
- Reviews
- 162
- Support Threads
- 4
- Resolved
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about ACF: Better Search
Advanced Custom Fields in version 5 (also free). ACF below version 5 has a different data structure in database and is not supported.
Our plugin supports the following fields: Text, Text Area, Number, Email, Url, File, Wysiwyg Editor, Select, Checkbox and Radio Button. All these fields may be located in both the Repeater or Flexible Content field.
Plugin changes all SQL queries by extending the standard search to selected fields of Advanced Custom Fields. The plugin in admin panel works same as for the search page. It works for WP_Query class.
Everythings works automatically. For custom WP_Query loop and get_posts() function also if you add Search Parameter.
Sometimes it happens that the data in your database is incorrectly arranged. This happens when you import or duplicate posts. You can use Incorrect Mode. This is a slower search, but it does not take into account the order of records in the _postmeta table. This solution should help in this situation. Use of this mode is allowed without restrictions. This does not mean any problems with your website.
The default search in WordPress is to search for each of words listed. An additional option in the plugin settings allows you to search for occurrences of the whole phrase entered in the search field without word division. You can enable it at any time.
In this mode, the plugin does not check the field types. Phrases are searched in all ACF fields. Thanks to this, the query to the database is smaller and faster by about 25%. However, we do not have control over which fields are taken into account when searching.
Yes. The plugin is completely free.
Thank you for all the ratings and reviews. If you are satisfied with this plugin, please recommend it to your friends. Every new person using our plugin is valuable to us. This is all very important to us and allows us to do even better things for you!