Search Live
by itthinx 5 (30 reviews)

Search Live

Help visitors find what they need faster with instant search results as they type, including excerpts and thumbnails.

Search Live ranks #8,234 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #393 of 4,265 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 5/5 rating from 30 reviews, and was last updated Oct 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v3.0.0 Current Version v3.0.0
Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 20 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on
#393 of 4,265 in SEO & Marketing Top 25% by installs Downloads -72% this week Actively maintained
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#8,234
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Active Installs
600+
-11.5%
KW Avg Position
45.4
0.6 worse
Downloads
38.3K
+3 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (30 reviews)

Next Milestone 700

Total Progress 75%
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8,219 8,225 8,231 8,237 8,243 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026
8,219 8,230 8,242 8,253 8,264 17-10-2026 18-10-2026 19-10-2026 20-10-2026 21-10-2026 22-10-2026 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
30 reviews
Overall 100%
5
29 (97%)
4
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Search Live. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Search Live is for WordPress site owners who want to improve their site's search functionality. It solves the problem of slow, inefficient search by providing instant live search results with thumbnails as visitors type.

  • Instant live search results
  • Shortcode [search_live]
  • Sidebar widget
  • Custom Post Types support
  • Multilanguage support
  • WPML compatible
  • Configurable result count
  • Search titles, excerpts, or content

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Search Live

Search Live has 600+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Search Live holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 30 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Search Live is developed by itthinx and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Search Live requires WordPress 6.5 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Search Live has been downloaded 38,305+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Search Live is 3.0.0. It was last updated on October 20, 2026.
Yes. Search Live is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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