FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce vs Smart Search Chips

The most popular WooCommerce product search plugin. It gives your users a well-designed advanced AJAX search bar with live search suggestions. By default, WooCommerce provides a very simple search solution, without live product search or even SKU search. FiboSearch (formerly Ajax Search for WooCommerce) provides advanced search with live suggestions. Who doesn’t love instant, as-you-type suggestions? In 2025, customers expect smart product search. Baymard Institute’s latest UX research reveals that search autocomplete, auto-suggest, or an instant search feature is now offered on 96% of major e-commerce sites. It’s a must-have feature for every online business that can’t afford to lose customers. Why? FiboSearch helps users save time and makes shopping easier. As a result, Fibo really boosts sales. Features ✅ Search by product title, long and short description ✅ Search by SKU ✅ Show product image in live search results ✅ Show product price in live search results ✅ Show product description in live search results ✅ Show SKU in live search results ✅ Mobile first – special mobile search mode for better UX ✅ Details panels with extended information – “add to cart” button with a quantity field and extended product data displayed on hovering over the live suggestion ✅ Easy implementation in your theme – embed the plugin using a shortcode, as a menu item or as a widget ✅ Terms search – search for product categories and tags ✅ Search history – the current search history is presented when the user clicked/taped on the search bar, but hasn’t yet typed the query. ✅ Limit displayed suggestions – the number is customizable ✅ The minimum number of characters required to display suggestions – the number is customizable ✅ Better ordering – a smart algorithm ensures that the displayed results are as accurate as possible ✅ Support for WooCommerce search results page – after typing enter, users get the same results as in FiboSearch bar ✅ Grouping instant search results by type – displaying e.g. first matching categories, then matching products ✅ Google Analytics support ✅ Multilingual support including WPML, Polylang and qTranslate-XT ✅ Personalization of search bar and autocomplete suggestions – labels, colors, preloader, image and more Try the PRO version FiboSearch also comes in a Pro version, with a modern, inverted index-based search engine. FiboSearch Pro works up to 10× faster than the Free version or other popular search solutions for WooCommerce. Upgrade to PRO and boost your sales! PRO features ✅ Ultra-fast search engine based on the inverted index – works very fast, even with 100,000+ products ✅ Fuzzy search – works even with minor typos ✅ Search in custom fields with dedicated support for ACF ✅ Search in attributes ✅ Search in categories. Supports category thumbnails. ✅ Search in tags ✅ Search in brands (We support WooCommerce Brands, Perfect Brands for WooCommerce, Brands for WooCommerce, YITH WooCommerce Brands). Supports brand thumbnails. ✅ Search by variation product SKU – also shows variable products in live search after typing in the exact matching SKU ✅ Search for posts – also shows matching posts in live search ✅ Search for pages – also shows matching posts in live search ✅ Synonyms ✅ Conditional exclusion of products ✅ TranslatePress compatible ✅ Professional and fast help with embedding or replacing the search bar in your theme ✅ and more… ✅ SEE ALL PRO FEATURES! Showcase See how it works for others: Showcase. Feedback Any suggestions or comments are welcome. Feel free to contact us via the contact form.

Smart Search Chips adds dynamic filter chips to WordPress and WooCommerce search, so visitors can narrow search results by categories, tags, product attributes, and search context instead of getting a flat list of results. It is built for WooCommerce stores, product catalogs, documentation sites, directories, listing sites, and content-heavy WordPress sites where normal search is not enough. Use the included Search block or [sschp_search] shortcode for a reliable search UI, or enhance compatible theme AJAX searches when you want to keep an existing layout. Example: a visitor searches “lamp” and then narrows results with chips such as LED, outdoor, 12V, brand, category, or wattage. Unlike traditional faceted search plugins that require every filter to be designed up front, Smart Search Chips generates useful chips from the current matching results. It hides redundant chips, supports a local search index, and includes diagnostics that show which search path was used and why chips did or did not appear. How it works: A visitor searches through the Smart Search Chips block, shortcode, or a compatible enhanced theme search The plugin finds results through the local index, Relevanssi, or WordPress fallback search It analyzes the matching results, Search Chips Tags, and optional WooCommerce helper tags It displays clickable chips ranked by frequency and usefulness Redundant chips are hidden when they would not narrow the result set Clicking a chip filters the visible results without asking the visitor to rewrite the query Included in the WordPress.org/free edition: Search block and [sschp_search] shortcode for a guaranteed search UI Dynamic chip generation from Search Chips Tags on matching results Smart redundancy elimination so chips that do not narrow results stay hidden Admin Test Search tool showing search path, result counts, chips, warnings, and sample results “Why no chips?” explanations for empty results, missing tags, redundant tags, index readiness, and common WooCommerce setup issues Local search index with queue, rebuild, process next batch, pause, resume, and clear controls Works with Relevanssi (recommended) for relevance-based scoring WP_Query fallback when Relevanssi or the local index is not available Built-in Search Chips Tags field for posts, pages, and products Optional WooCommerce helper tags from product attributes, categories, and product tags Product category archive chips that compare the full category and appear above compatible product lists Live search endpoint with instant chip filtering Fully customizable colors, limits, and thresholds Safely enhance existing theme AJAX search handlers when compatible Theme template overrides for custom result rendering Available separately in Smart Search Chips Pro: Use existing ACF/custom fields as chip sources instead of manually tagging every item Add numeric range chips for values like 100 W, 200 W, dimensions, or mapped numeric fields Link paired numeric values with the inline ACF/text marker =>, for example 690 V => 63 A Normalize equivalent catalog terms with synonym rules Control chip labels, pinned chips, hidden chips, and display rules Track zero-result searches, chip clicks, result clicks, impressions, and search-to-result-click rates Send scheduled local analytics email digests to configured site recipients Build external AI tagging prompts and import/export chip rules as JSON Works best with: WooCommerce stores with many similar products Product catalogs using attributes such as size, color, wattage, voltage, brand, model, material, or use case Technical catalogs and parts/model-number sites Documentation sites and knowledge bases Directories, listing sites, resource libraries, and internal portals Agencies building search-heavy WordPress sites for clients Smart Search Chips Pro Smart Search Chips Pro is available separately from https://smartsearchchips.app/ for teams that need advanced catalog and reporting workflows: Reuse existing ACF/custom fields as chip sources Add numeric range chips for measurements and mapped numeric fields Normalize catalog language with synonym rules Pin, hide, rename, and control chip display rules Track zero-result searches, chip engagement, and result-click behavior Send scheduled local analytics digests to configured site recipients Import/export chip rules as JSON and use AI-assisted tagging workflows The WordPress.org plugin is fully functional with its built-in Search Chips Tags field and does not require accounts or payment. Privacy Policy Smart Search Chips processes search queries entered by visitors to generate dynamic filter chips. Search queries are processed on this server and are not stored or sent to any third-party service by this WordPress.org edition. Full policy: https://smartsearchchips.app/privacy-policy/