Instant Search – Live Ajax Search & Voice Search vs Search Live

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

Search Live supplies effective integrated live search facilities and advanced search features. This plugins delivers a smooth interactive experience with immediate results for your site’s visitors, making it easier and more efficient to find the right results. It provides instant live search results with thumbnails where matches are found for one or multiple search keywords in titles, excerpts or content, allows to enhance the standard search form with this functionality, provides a flexible shortcode [search_live] that can be placed anywhere to provide an interactive search form and a widget for use in sidebars. The shortcode and widget can be fine-tuned with sensible options to improve the search experience for your visitors. Instant search results replace the standard WordPress search form. This is enabled by default but you can turn it off. You can use the shortcode [search_live] to place a search form anywhere. You can use the Search Live widget in your sidebars. Supports Custom Post Types. Full multilanguage support and compatible with WPML. Search Live can show instant search results including thumbnails and short descriptions or manual excerpts. Among other useful options, you can determine the number of results shown and whether to search in any combination of titles, excerpts or contents. These can be determined individually for each instance of Search Live’s shortcode or widget. Search Live supplies results from posts, pages and other public post types. Search Live fully supports multilanguage sites with WPML. We are working on an extended version that will provide enhanced features. If you would support our work using a premium version, we would love to hear from you. Please share your enthusiasm by leaving a comment on the Search Live page, follow @wpsearchlive and browse our Shop. Feedback Feedback is welcome! If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please do so here at the Search Live plugin page. Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn’t work. There goes a lot of work into providing you with quality plugins! Please help with your feedback and we’re also grateful if you help spread the word about this plugin. Thanks! Twitter Follow @wpsearchlive for updates on this plugin. Follow @itthinx on Twitter for updates on this and other plugins. Translations Brazilian Portuguese translation by Henrique Avila Vianna. Many thanks for your help! If you would like to have your translation added, please contact us.