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Init Live Search – AI-Powered, Related Posts, Slash Commands

Name: Init Live Search – AI-Powered, Related Posts, Slash Commands
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Author: Init HTML

Fast REST API live search with optional FULLTEXT index, Meilisearch, AI-powered Related Posts, slash commands, ACF and WooCommerce support.

Init Live Search ranks #16,350 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #2,203 of 12,482 in the E-commerce category, a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Aug 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.2

v2.0.0 Current Version v2.0.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 04 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#2,203 of 12,482 in E-commerce Top 25% by installs Downloads -16.1% this week

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.0
Last Updated: Aug 04, 2026
Requires WP: 6.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1.2
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Init HTML

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 1
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners running blogs, WooCommerce stores, or headless sites who need on-site search. It replaces default search with a fast REST API live search modal, offering optional Meilisearch integration, AI-powered related posts, and slash commands, with automatic fallback if the external search engine is unavailable.

Live search via REST API
Optional Meilisearch integration
Automatic fallback to database search
Tag-aware search mode
SEO metadata support (Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, SEOPress, TSF)
ACF field matching
Slash commands (/recent, /tag, /sku)
WooCommerce product search support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Init Live Search – AI-Powered, Related Posts, Slash Commands

No. It's built entirely with modern Vanilla JavaScript — no jQuery, no external dependencies.

It's an optional speed-up for the built-in database search — matches Title/Excerpt/Content via a MySQL FULLTEXT index instead of slow LIKE '%term%' scans, worth it once your content library grows. No SSH/WP-CLI needed: once enabled in settings, it builds itself in the background via WP-Cron (WP-CLI's fulltext-reindex is just an optional faster alternative).

Meilisearch is a fast, open-source search engine known for typo-tolerant, relevance-ranked results. You don't need it — Init Live Search's built-in database search works fully on its own. Meilisearch is an optional upgrade for sites that want that extra layer of speed and fuzzy-matching quality at scale.

No. Meilisearch is bring-your-own-server: you install and run it yourself (self-hosted or via Meilisearch Cloud), then connect it from the plugin's settings. This keeps the plugin free and keeps you in full control of your data and infrastructure.

Nothing breaks. The plugin automatically detects the failure (or timeout) and falls back to the local database search for that request — visitors won't notice anything except perhaps a slightly less fuzzy match.

Either run wp init-live-search meili-reindex via WP-CLI, or click the "Reindex Now" button on the Meilisearch settings tab if you don't have WP-CLI/SSH access — it indexes in the background with a live progress status. New, updated, and deleted posts sync automatically after that.

Yes. Use the [init_live_search] shortcode to insert a search input or icon anywhere. You can also add custom classes or enable dark mode.

By default, it binds to any <input name="s">. You can also trigger it via: - Ctrl + / (or Cmd + /) - Triple-click on blank space - Text selection tooltip - ?modal=search in the URL - Any element with data-ils attribute

Yes. Append ?modal=search&term=your+keyword or #search to any URL to prefill the modal and trigger it.

Yes. It uses the browser's SpeechRecognition API with auto-stop, language detection, and error handling.