The search your WordPress site actually deserves
Default WordPress search misses what your visitors are looking for. Ajax Search Pro finds it instantly — across every post type, product, custom field and file — with filters, AI tooling and a perfect performance score.
One-time payment available · 14-day money-back guarantee · free Lite version on WordPress.org
Why replace the default
WordPress search wasn’t built to sell or guide
The built-in search ignores products, custom fields and documents — and makes visitors wait for a full page reload. Here’s the difference.
Default WordPress search
- Only searches post titles & content
- Ignores products, custom fields, PDFs & documents
- Full page reload for every search
- No filters, no typo tolerance, no suggestions
- Irrelevant results, lost visitors
With Ajax Search Pro
- Searches everything — posts, products, ACF, taxonomies, file contents
- Instant live results as you type, no reload
- Filters by category, price, attributes, dates & more
- Fuzzy matching, autocomplete & keyword suggestions
- Relevant results that convert visitors into customers
What it does
One plugin, total control over search
From a simple blog search to a full WooCommerce shop filter — configured the way you want it.
Searches everything
Any custom post type, custom fields, taxonomy terms, users, WooCommerce products, ACF, WPML, plus PDF, text and Office file contents.
Powerful filters
Let visitors narrow by category, tag, custom taxonomy, price, attributes and date — with checkboxes, sliders, range sliders, dropdowns and datepickers.
Blazing fast & local
Built-in disk and database caching, an index table for huge catalogs, and a perfect Google PageSpeed score. Everything runs on your server — no third-party service.
400+ options, 100+ themes
Four results layouts (vertical, horizontal, polaroid, isotopic), 100+ pre-built themes and retina-ready SVG icons. Adjust colors, fonts, spacing — everything.
Works with your stack
Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Oxygen, WPBakery, Gutenberg & GenerateBlocks. WooCommerce, EDD, Jet Engine, WPML, Polylang and more — seamlessly.
Insights & analytics
See what visitors search for with built-in statistics and Google Analytics events — then tune results and priorities to match demand.
See it in action
Real search & filter setups, live
Every one of these is a working demo you can try right now — from property listings to WooCommerce shops and page-builder grids.
Now with Search AI built in
A suite of AI tools that set up, diagnose and improve your search right from the admin panel — a configuration wizard, quality reports, synonym discovery and more. Optional, off until you enable it, with free monthly credits and no API key required.
Explore Search AI →- Auto-renews monthly, no extra payment
- No API key, no add-on fee
Why teams choose us
More than a plugin — a partner
Support from the actual developer
Your ticket is answered by the person who wrote the code — usually within two hours on weekdays. Over 5,000 tickets resolved, including custom code and feature requests.
Own it for life
A lifetime license is still available — pay once, get every future update, no renewals. While competitors moved to subscriptions, we kept the option that respects your budget.
Your data stays yours
All searching happens on your own server. No third-party search service, no data leaving your site, no per-query fees that scale with your traffic.
Built for developers too
Server-side hooks, a JavaScript API, REST endpoints and template files for results and filters — backed by a full knowledge base of ready-made examples.
Loved by 100,000+ sites
Don’t take our word for it
Rated 4.83 of 5 across more than 900 reviews — most of them mention the support.
I moved over from the considerably more expensive SearchWP after realizing I wasn’t capable of coding the front-end elements to make use of its backend. This just works.
Definitely the best search plugin! Search results are very accurate, fast (over 10,000 products under 2 seconds), with a lot of customizations. I would rate 10 stars out of 5.
I spent nearly a decade looking for the best WP search plugin. Went through numerous that were buggy or abandoned. Then found Ajax Search Pro! The customer support is one of the best.
By far the most feature-rich search plugin for WordPress. You can make everything you want, both in design and functionality. Plus the support is just fantastic — even new features to my request within a few days.
Documentation is superb. This author has videos with explanations and examples of what happens if you choose each option. Plus the number of options and ability to customize are incredible.
We updated from the free version because of the index table (very fast for stores with large products) and cannot be happier. Reasonably priced, frequently updated, supported by the very same developers.
At a glance
How it compares
Give your visitors search that actually finds things
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