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Adds a Customizable Search Widget to give you more control over how the search box looks on your sidebar.
<h3>Future Plans</h3>
<ul>
<li>Include options to not require a search button</li>
<li>Hmmm</li>
</ul>
<h3>Version History</h3>
= Version 1.2.5 = 
* Naming typo (how did that get spelled “buttton”?) caused button not to save correctly
<h4>Version 1.2.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bug fixed to show correct button type</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.2.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Revert back to function (wp_specialchars_decode only in 2.7.1)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.2.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Use different function because of WP 2.7.1 error (ticket #9090)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.2.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Included corrected functionality for users of PHP4</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Slight change to detect “id=” and “style=” tags in text modifier and overide standard formating with custom user formating.</li>
<li>Check to ensure path to images has beginning “/”</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Corrected Other Modifying Attributes to work correctly with both browser and widget backend</li>
</ul>
<h4>Version 1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial work onthe widget</li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
If you have found this widget useful, please consider donating to the poor post-college graduate that I am by clicking on the big yellow Donate button on my website, at http://www.briandgoad.com/blog

Customizable Search Widget

Adds a Customizable Search Widget to give you more control over how the search box looks on your sidebar.

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Ajax Smart Filter is a powerful, professional, real-time AJAX filtering plugin for WordPress. 
It helps users instantly filter posts, portfolios, listings, and any custom post type — without reloading the page.
Designed for speed, flexibility, and customizability, the plugin includes modern templates, search suggestions, taxonomy filters, sort options, and a complete template builder for custom layouts.
Perfect for: 
– Blogs & news websites 
– Portfolios 
– Real estate listings 
– Directories 
– Job boards 
– Any content-heavy website
<h3>Key Features</h3>
⚡ Fast AJAX Filtering 
– Lightweight endpoint (bypasses plugin loading) 
– No page reloads 
– Smart optimized queries
🔍 Advanced Search 
– Live search with autocomplete 
– Search title, content, or custom fields 
– Smart suggestions with images
📂 Taxonomy Filters 
– Categories, tags, any custom taxonomy 
– Dropdowns or tab-style filters 
– AND/OR match logic
🎛️ Sorting Options 
– Newest, Oldest 
– A–Z, Z–A 
– Popular posts
🎨 Modern Templates 
– Modern Card 
– Horizontal Card 
– Masonry Grid 
– Featured + Grid
🛠️ Custom Template Builder 
– Custom HTML for filter bar 
– Custom HTML for result items 
– ACE code editor
Available Placeholders: 
– <code>[filter attribute="search"]</code> – Search input with autocomplete 
– <code>[filter attribute="category"]</code> – Category dropdown 
– <code>[filter attribute="category-tabs"]</code> – Category tabs 
– <code>[filter attribute="tag"]</code> – Tag dropdown 
– <code>[filter attribute="tag-tabs"]</code> – Tag tabs 
– <code>[filter attribute="sort"]</code> – Sort dropdown 
– <code>[filter attribute="apply-button"]</code> – Apply button
<h4>Custom Result Item HTML</h4>
Design your own post cards:
Available Placeholders: 
– <code>{{post_id}}</code> – Post ID number 
– <code>{{post_title}}</code> – Post title 
– <code>{{post_link}}</code> – Post permalink URL 
– <code>{{post_slug}}</code> – Post slug 
– <code>{{post_excerpt}}</code> – Post excerpt 
– <code>{{post_content}}</code> – Full post content 
– <code>{{post_date}}</code> – Formatted date 
– <code>{{post_author}}</code> – Author name 
– <code>{{post_author_avatar}}</code> – Author avatar image 
– <code>{{post_category}}</code> – First category name 
– <code>{{post_categories}}</code> – All categories (comma-separated) 
– <code>{{post_tag}}</code> – First tag name 
– <code>{{post_tags}}</code> – All tags (comma-separated) 
– <code>{{post_image}}</code> – Featured image HTML 
– <code>{{post_image_url}}</code> – Featured image URL
🌈 Styling Options 
– 4 filter styles: default, minimalist, sidebar, compact 
– Custom color themes 
– Show/hide title, excerpt, date, author, image 
– Excerpt length control
🔗 URL & State Management 
– URL query string support 
– Shareable filter URLs 
– Custom parameter names
📄 Pagination 
– Numeric, next/prev, or both 
– Custom posts per page
Compatible with everything 
– Any theme 
– Gutenberg & Classic Editor 
– Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder 
– Any post type or taxonomy

Ajax Smart Filter

Ajax Smart Filter is a powerful, professional, real-time AJAX filtering plugin for WordPress.

Customizable Search Widget vs Ajax Smart Filter