by Rolf Allard van Hagen 5 (40 reviews)

Highlight Search Terms

Name: Highlight Search Terms
Rating: 5.0 (40 reviews)
Author: Rolf Allard van Hagen

Very lightweight (vanilla) Javascript that wraps search terms in an HTML5 mark tag within WordPress search results.

Highlight Search Terms ranks #2,717 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #65 of 1,418 in the Taxonomy category, a 5/5 rating from 40 reviews, and was last updated Sep 3, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.8.4 Current Version v1.8.4

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 03 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#65 of 1,418 in Taxonomy Top 5% by installs Downloads -16.7% this week Actively maintained

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#2,717

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Active Installs

6K+

-18.1%

KW Avg Position

8.8

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Downloads

177.8K

+32 today

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (40 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 99.7%

6K+ 7K+

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.4
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2026
Requires WP: 3.7+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Rolf Allard van Hagen

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 40
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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Highlight Search Terms hilite mark search

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want visible highlighting of search terms in their site's search results. It solves the problem of search terms not being visually marked on results pages and linked posts by wrapping matches in HTML5 mark tags via lightweight vanilla JavaScript.