Faceted Search is a WordPress app, with a 4.3 average rating from 3 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Faceted Search is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by AndrewUlrich. With a rating of 4.3★ from 3 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Faceted Search is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 3 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by AndrewUlrich — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (3) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Faceted Search works
This plugin creates two widgets:
A widget where you can choose from all the categories in your blog.
This is similar to what newegg.com uses, where you can select multiple categories, and it will only show posts belonging to all the categories you select, and such categories can be narrowed down by selecting their subcategories.
A widget where you can choose from all the tags in your blog
You can select the tags you want to search for, and it will only show posts that have all of the tags you selected.
Known Issues After upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2 it is highly recommended that you deactivate the plugin and then re-activate it. Unfortunately WordPress 3.1 no longer calls register_activation_hook when the plugins are upgraded, so this may be necessary, otherwise you may not see all your categories.
When using version 3.2 or above, and excluding categories, the display order may or may not be mixed up when you exclude a parent category.
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Faceted Search?
Faceted Search is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.3-star rating from 3 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by AndrewUlrich.