by Sumit Singh 4.9 (72 reviews)

WP Extended Search

Name: WP Extended Search
Rating: 4.9 (72 reviews)
Author: Sumit Singh

Extend search functionality to search in selected post meta, taxonomies, post types, and all authors.

WP Extended Search ranks #1,276 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #27 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.9/5 rating from 72 reviews, and was last updated Dec 7, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.2.1 Current Version v2.2.1

Updated 10 months ago Last Update on 07 Dec, 2025

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#27 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 5% by installs Downloads -33.4% this week

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20K+

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348.5K

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98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (72 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 47.7%

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72 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Jan 6, 2023

WP Extended Search [wp-extended-search] < 2.1.2

CVE-2022-4649 · Fixed in v2.1.2
Jan 5, 2023

WP Extended Search [wp-extended-search] < 2.1.2

CVE-2022-4649 · Fixed in v2.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.1
Last Updated: Dec 07, 2025
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Sumit Singh

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 72
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Extended Search is for WordPress site owners who need more control over how visitors search their site. It solves the problem of WordPress's default search being limited to titles, content, and excerpts by letting admins extend search to post meta, taxonomies, authors, and custom post types.

Search in selected meta keys
Search in categories, tags, custom taxonomies
Search in post author name
Include or exclude public post types
Compatible with WooCommerce
Unlimited custom search settings
Widget, shortcode, or PHP function forms
Limit attachment results by mime type

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Extended Search

Yes, It is. When WooCommerce is active you will see a new checkbox in setting "Optimize for Products Search" select it and then the search results will use the default WooCommerce template or the template from your theme.

You can use the Widget, Shortcode, and PHP function to display the search form. Also, you can add a hidden HTML field to your existing searchform.php template.

Yes, you can. You can modify the global setting to alter the results from the default search form. An extra search form is needed only when you would like to have more than one search criteria on the site.

Yes, you can. Go to the Search Settings and select Global in setting name, there you will see a button to disable the global search. As global search is disabled now you can add a new search form with specific search criteria.

You can add custom CSS to the theme to style the search form. Or you can set CSS classes in the widget, shortcode, and PHP function. Also, you can add a complete custom template for each search setting in the theme.