Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin vs Instant Search – Live Ajax Search & Voice Search

Ivory Search is a simple to use advanced WordPress search plugin. It enhances the default WordPress search and also allows you to create new custom search forms. With Ivory Search, you can create an unlimited number of search forms and configure each search form individually to customize WordPress search and perform different types of searches on site content. Display the custom search forms on site header, footer, sidebar or widget area, navigation or menu, on pages, posts, custom post types or anywhere on the site using its shortcodes. Note: The styling of the search form highly depends on how your theme styles it. If your theme does not style search form correctly then to style it get free support from Ivory Search Support. Have any doubt or question? Feel free to ask it using Contact Form. Links Website Documentation Support Contact Us Key Features Perform faster search with inverted index-based search engine. Index and search shortcode contents. Search WooCommerce products. Search images, files and attachments. Customize search form using customizer. Search using AJAX search. Track searches in search analytics. Index and search TablePress shortcode contents. Create unlimited number of search forms. Configure each search forms separately. Configure search form to search specific content. Exclude specific content from search results. Display Search Forms anywhere on your site. Supports multilingual search. Multilingual Search supported by Weglot Integrates with popular plugins such as WooCommerce, Weglot, Polylang, bbPress, WPML etc. AJAX Search or Live Search Convert any search form including default search form to AJAX search form. Search posts, pages, WooCommerce products, images, files or any custom post type using AJAX search. Exclude any specific content from AJAX search. Search Form Customizer Use customizer to change search form colors and its text. Choose any search form style from various search forms. Search Specific Content Search specific post types such as post, page, product, attachment, forum etc. Search in post title. Search in post content. Search in post excerpt. Search posts having specific category or taxonomy terms. Search in category or taxonomy terms title. Search in category or taxonomy terms description. Search posts having specific custom fields or metadata. Search WooCommerce products SKU. [Premium] Search WooCommerce products variation. [Premium] Search posts created by specific authors. [Premium] Search in author Display name and display the posts created by that author. Search posts having specific statuses. [Premium] Search posts having specific number of comments. [Premium] Search in approved comments content. Search posts created in specific date. Search only password protected posts. Search only posts without passwords. Search all posts with and without passwords. Search specific files, MIME type or media attachments such as images, audio, videos, PDF, documents etc. [Premium] Search in the title, caption and description of images, attachments and media. Search in multiple languages as the plugin supports multilingual plugins such as Polylang, WPML etc. Exclude Specific Content From Search Exclude specific post types from search. Exclude specific posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Media Attachments, forums or any custom post type from search. Do not search in the post title. Configure to not search in post content. Configure to not search in post excerpt. Exclude posts from search having specific category or taxonomy terms. Exclude posts from search having specific custom fields or metadata. [Premium] Exclude ‘out of stock’ WooCommerce products from search. [Premium] Exclude posts from search created by specific authors. [Premium] Exclude posts from search having specific statuses. [Premium] Exclude sticky posts from search. Exclude posts from search having specific number of comments. Exclude posts from search created before or after specific dates. Exclude password protected posts from search. Exclude posts from search without passwords. Exclude images, audios, videos, PDF, documents, attachments, files, media, file type or MIME type from search. [Premium] Control and Extend Search Display search form in navigation menu and configure its functionality. Configure the number of posts to display in search results. Highlight search terms on the search results page. Order posts in ascending or descending order of date, relevance, id, author, title, type, name, comment count, menu order or entirely random. [Premium] Display or hide sticky posts at the top of the search results page. Display an error page or list all posts for empty search queries. Display search forms only to site administrators while testing, before going live. Disable an individual search form or disable searching site wide. Configure stop words which are excluded from search. Option to add word synonyms to provide more relevant search results. Display post_type argument in the search query URL and restrict search to it. Search posts having all or any of the selected category or taxonomy terms. Display content having any or all the searched terms. Fuzzy Matching – Search posts that include the whole search term or search words in the posts that begins or ends with the search term. Keyword Stemming – Also searches base word of searched keyword. [Premium] Note: some of the features are Premium marked as [Premium]. To have access to those features you will need Ivory Search Premium. You can get Ivory Search Premium here! We enhanced and re-wrote old Add Search To Menu plugin from the ground up and Add Search To Menu has renamed to Ivory Search. Help Need Help? Get Ivory Search support. Feedback Any suggestions or comments are welcome. Feel free to contact us using this Contact form.

Instant Search adds a fast, real-time search bar to any WordPress site. Your visitors see results the moment they start typing, no page reload, no waiting. It also includes live voice search powered by the browser’s built-in Web Speech API, making your site more accessible without any third-party services or API keys. It works with any theme and is built to work great with WooCommerce shops, blogs, portfolios, directories, and any site with custom post types. Drop the shortcode [instant_search] anywhere: in a page, a post, a widget, or your theme’s header template, and you have a working search form with instant Ajax results. 💪 PRO version coming soon 💪 Voice Search for WordPress Voice search is no longer a nice-to-have. Mobile users expect it, and users with disabilities depend on it. Instant Search is one of the only WordPress search plugins that includes live voice search for free. It uses the browser’s built-in Web Speech API. The visitor clicks the microphone icon, speaks their query, and results appear instantly. Voice search works on Chrome, Edge, Safari, and most modern mobile browsers. Why Instant Search? It’s lightweight, free, and self-hosted, your search queries never leave your server. Unlike the default WordPress search, Instant Search shows results as you type in a dropdown, so visitors find what they need without ever leaving the page. And with voice search built in, users on mobile or with accessibility needs can speak their query instead of typing it. Features (Free) Live Ajax search — results appear instantly as you type, no page reload needed Live voice search — speak instead of type, powered by the Web Speech API Search analytics — see what your visitors are searching for with a built-in analytics dashboard WooCommerce product search — search products by title, content, excerpt, and SKU All post types — search across posts, pages, products, and any registered custom post type Grid layout — display search results as a visual grid with thumbnails List layout — display search results in a compact list Inline or overlay mode — choose between showing results below the search bar (inline) or in a full overlay box Customizable text — change the placeholder text to match your site’s language Customizable width — control how wide the search form is to fit any layout or sidebar Enable or disable voice search — keep voice search on or turn it off with one toggle Shortcode support — place [instant_search] anywhere on your site Works with any theme — tested with Divi, Elementor, Rey, Astra, GeneratePress, Kadence, and standard block themes Works With Your Theme & Page Builder Instant Search is designed to integrate with the themes and page builders: Divi by Elegant Themes — place the shortcode in Divi’s Code module, including the header Elementor — use a Shortcode widget or embed in your Elementor header/footer template Rey Theme — fully compatible, works in the Rey header out of the box Block themes (FSE) — add via a Shortcode block in the Site Editor WooCommerce Search That Actually Works The default WooCommerce search is basic, it only matches post titles. Instant Search goes further: Search products by SKU, so customers who know the part number or model code find the right product instantly Results appear in a dropdown as the customer types, so they never leave the page they’re on Choose between grid and list layouts for product results Works with variable products, simple products, and any WooCommerce product type Search Analytics Instant Search includes a built-in analytics dashboard that shows you what your visitors are searching for. See the top 20 search terms at a glance. No Google Analytics required, no tracking scripts, no cookie banners. The data stays on your server. PRO Version (Coming Soon) A PRO version is in development with advanced features for WooCommerce shops and power users: Compact, Big Cards, and Masonry result layouts Show product price, sale badge, stock status, and star ratings in search results Add to Cart and Buy Now buttons directly inside the search dropdown Quick View modal with product gallery, description, and variations Zero-results rescue: “Did you mean?” suggestions and best-seller fallback Pinned results and boost rules (boost best-sellers, newest, or featured products) Click-through rate and cart conversion analytics Cmd/Ctrl+K keyboard shortcut to open search from anywhere Floating search button on every page Search history — show the visitor’s recent queries Dark mode and auto-theming to match the visitor’s OS Brand colors — tint the search UI to match your brand without CSS Custom CSS editor Open animation effects Image aspect ratio control for consistent thumbnails Search in taxonomies (categories, tags, custom taxonomies) Search in product attributes (color, size, brand, material) Search in custom fields and ACF fields Auto-focus on page load Exclude specific posts, pages, or products from results Searches per day chart with click-through rate overlay Zero-results queries report — see what visitors searched for and didn’t find Contributors Marincas Marius Mugurel – www.marincas.net