by wpdreams 4.8 (263 reviews)

Ajax Search Lite

Name: Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter
Rating: 4.8 (263 reviews)
Author: wpdreams

The Best Ajax Live Search and Filter for WordPress. Live suggestions, Custom Post types, Custom fields, Categories, WooCommerce & Elementor support

Ajax Search Lite ranks #563 among WordPress.org plugins with 80,000+ active installations, is #87 of 8,295 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 263 reviews, and was last updated Jun 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7

v4.14.4 Current Version v4.14.4

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 16 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#87 of 8,295 in Customization Top 1% by installs Downloads -26.5% this week

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#563

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Active Installs

80K+

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KW Avg Position

7.6

0.2 better

Downloads

2.1M

+420 today

Support Resolved

67%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (263 reviews)

Next Milestone 90K

Total Progress 6.6%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

263 reviews

Overall 96%

235 (89%)

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Tracked Keywords

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
live search	3	—	Tag	1 day ago
better search	5	—	Tag	1 day ago
product search	7	—	Tag	1 day ago
search	10	—	Tag	1 day ago
woocommerce search	13	—	Tag	1 day ago

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Total Threads

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Unresolved

67%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

14 known vulnerabilities on record · 5 in the last 24 months · checked 7 hours ago

Oct 21, 2025

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.13.4

CVE-2025-48086 · Fixed in v4.13.4
Aug 27, 2025

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.13.2

CVE-2025-7956 · Fixed in v4.13.2
Jan 31, 2025

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.12.5

CVE-2024-13585 · Fixed in v4.12.5
Nov 21, 2024

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.12.4

CVE-2024-10568 · Fixed in v4.12.4
Aug 2, 2024

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.12.3

CVE-2024-8619 · Fixed in v4.12.3
Jul 16, 2024

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.12.1

CVE-2024-7084 · Fixed in v4.12.1
Jan 4, 2024

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.11.5

CVE-2024-21752 · Fixed in v4.11.5
Apr 3, 2023

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.11.1

CVE-2023-1420 · Fixed in v4.11.1
Feb 6, 2023

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 4.11.1

CVE-2022-38456 · Fixed in v4.11.1
Mar 26, 2015

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter [ajax-search-lite] < 3.11

Fixed in v3.11

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.14.4
Last Updated: Jun 16, 2026
Requires WP: 3.5+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: wpdreams

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 263
Support Threads: 3
Resolved: 67%

Keywords

better search live search product search search woocommerce search

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a live, ajax-powered search experience for their visitors. It solves slow, static default WordPress search by adding real-time suggestions, filtering by category and post type, and search across custom post types and fields.

Live search suggestions
Category and post type filters
Search custom post types (WooCommerce)
Search custom fields
Google autocomplete integration
WPML, Polylang, QtranslateX compatible
Search caching for speed
Google Analytics integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter

The search parses the first image from the post/page content. Most likely there

It is most likely, that another plugin or the template is throwing errors while the ajax request is generated. Disabling all the plugins one by one can help you rule out which plugin

I disabled all the plugins but the search wheel is still spinning to infinity, nothing happens You should contact me on the support forum with your website url. I will check your website and will let you know what to do.

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Ajax Search Lite plugin through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify the developers of this plugin.