Dana Ross

<p>Dave’s WordPress Live Search adds “live search” functionality to your WordPress site. As visitors type words into your WordPress site’s search box, the plugin continually queries WordPress, looking for search results that match what the user has typed so far.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://ajaxpatterns.org/Live_Search" rel="nofollow ugc">live search</a> technique means that most people will find the results they are looking for before they finish typing their query, and it saves them the step of having to click a submit button to get their search results.</p>
<p>This functionality requires Javascript, but the search box still works normally if Javascript is not available.</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CGR2bJ1mLM<br />
<a href="https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/daves-wordpress-live-search/assets/intro_video_transcript.txt" rel="nofollow ugc">transcript</a></p>
<p>This plugin is compatible with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/xlanguage/" rel="ugc">xLanguage</a> and <a href="http://wpml.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a> plugins for internationalization (i18n) of search results.</p>
<h3>Filters</h3>
<p>See <a href="https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/daves-wordpress-live-search/trunk/filter_examples.php" rel="nofollow ugc">filter_examples.php</a> in<br />
the plugin files for examples of how to use these filters. Remember, these filters only affect the<br />
Dave’s WordPress Live Search display, not the normal WordPress search results or the posts themselves.</p>
<ol>
<li>dwls_alter_results</li>
<li>dwls_attachment_thumbnail</li>
<li>dwls_post_title</li>
<li>dwls_the_excerpt</li>
<li>dwls_post_date</li>
<li>dwls_author_name</li>
<li>dwls_alter_result_template</li>
<li>dwls_post_custom</li>
<li>dwls_query_fields</li>
</ol>
<h3>Wish List</h3>
<p>Features I want to implement in future releases:</p>
<ol>
<li>“No results found” message (optional)</li>
</ol>


Dave's WordPress Live Search

At first, this seems like a good plugin and it is. I tried to report a bug a couple of months ago and, despite the fact the plugin says it's compatible with the latest version of WordPress, there seems to be bugs that are not addressed. At this point, I had to hack the plugin and edit source code to make it work.

Unmaintained plugin

You do a great job

Adds "live search" functionality to your WordPress site. Uses the built-in search and jQuery.

YummyWP

<h4>Ideal Product Search plugin for WooCommerce shops that enhances users’ experience with a live search feature.</h4>
<p><a href="https://demo.wpsmartsearch.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Check Demo</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/features/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=upgrade_to_pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to PRO</a></p>
<p>Improve default <strong>WooCommerce search</strong> or create a custom search widget in a few simple steps. The <strong>Smart Search</strong> plugin provides real-time suggestions in a fullscreen popup with synonyms and latest searches.</p>
<p>You can completely customize your <strong>smart woocommerce search</strong>. In addition, the plugin integrates seamlessly into many themes and page builders.</p>
<h4>Free Features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full Screen Mode</li>
<li>Recent Searches</li>
<li>Search results with images and prices</li>
<li>Simple integration into default search widgets</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/content-types/#2-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Search by product SKU</a></li>
<li>Search in product Categories</li>
<li>Search in product Tags</li>
<li>Selected product categories</li>
<li>Allow/disallow searching in selected product categories</li>
<li>Exclude “Out of stock” products from search results</li>
<li>Multiple words search</li>
<li>Elementor compatible</li>
<li>DIVI compatible</li>
<li>WPBakery Page Builder compatible</li>
<li>Visual Composer compatible</li>
<li>Search Exclude plugin compatible</li>
</ul>
<p>Discover the PRO features of our plugin with a <strong>14-day trial period</strong>.</p>
<h4>Upgrade to PRO and boost your sales:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/synonyms/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Did you mean” Keywords/Synonyms</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/content-types/#1-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Search in Variations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/content-types/#1-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Search in Custom Post Types</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/content-types/#3-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Search in Custom Taxonomies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/content-types/#2-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Search in Custom Fields</a></li>
<li>Search in Product Attributes</li>
<li>Search in Product Brands</li>
<li>Product labels</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/stop-words/" rel="nofollow ugc">Stop words</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/data-indexing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Data indexing</a></li>
<li>Advanced caching</li>
<li>Automatic plugin updates</li>
<li><a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/docs/layout-settings/#1-toc-title" rel="nofollow ugc">Grid layout</a></li>
<li>Add to Cart button</li>
<li>WPML compatibility</li>
<li>Polylang compatibility</li>
<li>ACF plugin compatibility</li>
<li>Custom Post Type UI plugin compatibility</li>
<li>Ultimate WooCommerce Brands plugin compatibility</li>
<li>More customization and styling settings</li>
</ul>
<p>Do you have any questions or concerns? Feel free to contact us via the <a href="https://www.wpsmartsearch.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact form</a>.</p>


Smart WooCommerce Search

Ideal Product Search plugin for WooCommerce shops that enhances users' experience with a live search feature.

Dave's WordPress Live Search vs Smart WooCommerce Search