Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search vs Instant Search – Turn Search Into Sales

Tired of slow or irrelevant WordPress search results? Fast Fuzzy Search replaces the default WordPress search with an instant, typo-friendly search bar that works out of the box. Built for WooCommerce, blogs, documentation portals, and custom post types. The plugin includes a REST API endpoint for cache-plugin compatibility, a file-based search index with configurable expiration, and Alpine.js-driven reactive UI with zero external CDN dependencies. Features Live AJAX Search — Instant results as the visitor types, no page reload. Typo-Tolerant Fuzzy Engine — Powered by uFuzzy. “blu cap” still finds “blue cap”. WooCommerce Integration — Search by name, SKU, category, tags, and attributes. Shows prices and thumbnails inline. 10 Built-In Themes — Minimal Light, Minimal Dark, Material Light, Material Dark, Glassmorphic, Brutal, Iris, Crisp, Terracotta, Editorial. Each fully styled with hover, focus, and selected states. Custom Aesthetic Editor (Pro) — Inline CSS editor in the admin panel. Select any built-in theme as a base, and custimize. Primary Color Customization — All themes use the configured primary color via CSS custom properties. No hardcoded colors. Multiple Trigger Types — Floating icon button, text button, search field, or hybrid input-button. Auto Mode + Shortcode — Render sitewide via wp_body_open or embed manually with [fast_fuzzy_search]. Post-Type Filters — Show/hide filter chips above results. Exclude content types from indexing. Smart File Cache — Search index stored as a flat JSON file in wp-content/cache/. Configurable expiration. REST API Endpoint — POST /wp-json/fast-fuzzy-search/v1/search for cache-plugin compatibility. Falls back to admin-ajax.php. Polylang Compatible — Works with multilingual sites using Polylang. Custom Post Type Support — Indexes all public post types by default. Zero External Dependencies — All assets (Alpine.js, uFuzzy, CSS) are self-hosted. No CDNs, no trackers. Why Fast Fuzzy Search? Instant AJAX Results — Lightning-fast feedback as you type Typo-Tolerant Matching — “blu cap” still finds “blue cap” Fully Self-Hosted — 100% of your data stays on your server Zero Configuration — Install, activate, and go Works with Polylang — Multilingual for Latin script languages Lightweight & Performant — Optimized for 50,000+ posts 10 Built-In Themes — Drop-in themes included, plus a custom CSS editor CSS and JavaScript uFuzzy – Copyright (c) 2022 Leon Sorokin MIT License: https://github.com/leeoniya/uFuzzy/blob/main/LICENSE Source: https://github.com/leeoniya/uFuzzy Alpine.js – Copyright © 2019-2021 Caleb Porzio and contributors MIT License: https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/blob/main/LICENSE.md Source: https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine

Instant Search adds a search form to your WordPress site. Visitors see results the moment they start typing. No waiting, no page reloads. They can also search by voice: just tap the microphone and speak. Works with any theme and WooCommerce out of the box: shops, blogs, portfolios, directories. Add [instant_search] to any page, post, widget, or header to display the search form. 👉 Instant Search Pro is here. Add to Cart in search results, direct checkout, Quick View modal, zero-results rescue, conversion analytics and more. See Pro » Features Live search: results appear instantly as visitors type, no page reload Voice search: tap the microphone and speak instead of typing Five layouts: List, Grid, Compact, Big Cards, and Masonry Inline or overlay mode: show results under the search bar or in a full overlay WooCommerce ready: search products by title, content, excerpt, and SKU. Add to cart and direct checkout from search results. Show product details: price, sale badge, stock status, and star ratings right in the results Add to Cart & Buy Now: visitors can buy directly from the search dropdown Quick View: product gallery, description, and variations in a popup Wishlist & Compare: save products or compare up to 4 side by side, no extra plugins Variation selector: pick size, color, etc. right inside search results Zero-results rescue: “Did you mean?” suggestions, best-seller fallback, or a custom message Pinned results & boost rules: pin products to specific keywords, boost best-sellers, newest, or featured items Search everywhere: taxonomies, product attributes, custom fields, and ACF Synonyms & typo tolerance: “laptop” finds “notebook,” and “shooes” still finds shoes Exclude & filter: hide out-of-stock, hide parent products, restrict to logged-in users, exclude by taxonomy Recently viewed: show the visitor’s last viewed products when search is empty Search analytics: top search terms, click-through rate, cart conversions, zero-results report Searches-per-day chart: daily volume with CTR overlay for the last 30 days Weekly email report: top searches summary delivered every Monday CSV export: download all search data for external analysis Floating search button: always-visible search on every page Keyboard shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl+K opens search from anywhere Search history: shows the visitor’s recent queries Auto-focus: cursor jumps to search on page load Brand colors: tint the UI to match your brand Dark mode: Light, Dark, or Auto theme preset Open animations: smooth motion when results appear Custom CSS: full control for pixel-perfect tweaks Responsive: separate width controls for desktop, tablet, and phone Works with any theme: tested with Divi, Elementor, Rey, Astra, GeneratePress, Kadence, and block themes Self-hosted & private: no external services, no data leaves your server Voice Search for WordPress Voice search is no longer a nice-to-have. Mobile shoppers expect it, and visitors with disabilities depend on it. Instant Search is one of the only WordPress plugins that includes voice search for free. Visitors tap the microphone, speak, and see results instantly. It works on Chrome, Edge, Safari, and all modern mobile browsers. No setup, no accounts, no data leaves your server. Why Instant Search? Your default WordPress search is losing you sales. A visitor searches for something, the whole page reloads, they get a list of blue links, and half the time they just leave. Instant Search fixes that. Results appear the moment they type, with product images, prices, Add to cart, direct checkout and more. Misspell something? They still get results. Don’t want to type at all? They tap the mic and speak. Stores using live search see more products found, more pages visited, and fewer visitors bouncing from a dead-end search result. If your site has a search bar, this is what it should be doing. Contributors Marincas Marius Mugurel – www.marincas.net