<p>Help customers find products in real-time using <strong>fast and instant</strong> Ajax-based search in your WooCommerce stores. The Ajax instant search extension for WooCommerce helps customers locate their desired products with relevant search suggestions in real-time as they type in their query. Saves time and a trip to the search result page to find desired products.</p>
<p>With dedicated dropdowns for products & pages, categories, and brands, customers can further filter results with pinpoint accuracy. Moreover, with detailed search templates, customers can not only see relevant products, but also categories and pages relevant to their queries.</p>
<p>With extensive customization functionality, merchants can choose from 3 different search engines: WordPress default search, WooCommerce default search, and the plugin’s custom search. In addition to this, using shortcode, merchants can place instant search anywhere they like and hide or show product elements like price, add to cart, stock status, excerpt, content, tags, sales badges, thumbnail, and more.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Add an Ajax-based instant search bar to your WooCommerce stores</li>
<li>Fully detailed search suggestions for an accurate searching experience</li>
<li>Choose from 3 different search engines(result pages):
<ul>
<li>WordPress default search</li>
<li>WooCommerce default search</li>
<li>Custom plugin search</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Choose to replace WooCommerce/WordPress default search with Ajax instant search</li>
<li>Place Ajax instant search anywhere using a shortcode</li>
<li>Define the minimum number of characters input to display the search result</li>
<li>Define the maximum number of search results in signly suggestion</li>
<li>Customize search field’s:
<ul>
<li>Title</li>
<li>Placeholder</li>
<li>Button text</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Choose to display half or full width</li>
<li>Let customers filter search results from:
<ul>
<li>All pages</li>
<li>Products only</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Enable/Disable search sorting dropdown</li>
<li>Choose to display first:
<ul>
<li>Products</li>
<li>Post & Pages</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Allow customers to filter searches based on:
<ul>
<li>Product and Pages</li>
<li>Categories</li>
<li>Brands</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Let customers search products by SKUs</li>
<li>Hide specific or out-of-stock products from search results</li>
<li>Choose to show or hide product thumbnails in suggestions</li>
<li>Choose to display product thumbnails in left or right orientation</li>
<li>Show or hide the following product elements in suggestions:
<ul>
<li>Add to cart button</li>
<li>Sale badge</li>
<li>Stock badge</li>
<li>Featured badge</li>
<li>Price</li>
<li>Excerpt</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Enable featured products that are displayed when the search bar is empty</li>
<li>Enable fuzzy strings to auto-correct spelling mistakes in search queries i.e “Wach” > “Watch”</li>
<li>Add synonyms to display results for matching terms, i.e “time piece” > “Watch”</li>
<li>Choose from 3 aesthetically pleasing search suggestion templates, which are:
<ul>
<li>Default instant search</li>
<li>Advanced search panel</li>
<li>Smart search grid</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Choose to display view all link to display detailed search results</li>
<li>Customizable text for “No result” queries</li>
<li>Style following elements of search bar:
<ul>
<li>Background color</li>
<li>Search bar text color</li>
<li>Search button color</li>
<li>Search button text color</li>
<li>Search bar border radius</li>
<li>Search icon</li>
<li>Search suggestion customization</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>View a detailed search analytics dashboard to gain insights into search trends</li>
</ul>
<h2>Show results in real time using Ajax Instant Search</h2>
<p>Show results in a flash to boost conversions using the WooCommerce Ajax search extension. This highly customizable extension lets you show search suggestions in different templates and style them to match your store’s theme. Also show categories, posts, and pages to match customers’ queries with precision.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906585" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-2.gif" alt="" width="980" height="827" /></p>
<h2>Display suggestions based on products, categories & pages</h2>
<p>Merchants can choose to display suggestions based on categories, products, and pages using the Ajax search for WooCommerce extension. Displaying suggestions this way can further enhance the conversion rate of your WooCommerce store as the customer sees more relevant products, categories, and pages, they might explore and buy more!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906593" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-3.png" alt="" width="980" height="913" /></p>
<h2>Let customers add products directly to the cart via instant search</h2>
<p>One of the main issues that instant search solves is that it quickly displays products related to the customer’s query to increase the chances of conversions before the customer’s intent changes. All that effort of displaying products instantly will be lost if the customer has to visit the product page and buy the product. This WooCommerce search plugin not only allows merchants to display all the product’s relevant information in search results, but customers can also add-to-cart their desired products directly from the suggestions.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906608" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-4-1.gif" alt="" width="980" height="827" /></p>
<h2>Use fuzzy strings and synonyms to match customers’ queries instantly</h2>
<p>Our advanced and smart Woo search extension enables merchants to use fuzzy strings to match customers’ search intentions even when they are misspelled. It also enables merchants to add synonyms against product titles so customers can actually get what they are looking for. These smart features of Ajax instant search ensure that all queries convert!</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906614" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-5.png" alt="" width="980" height="449" /></p>
<h2>Exclude products and hide out-of-stock products from search</h2>
<p>In addition to other customization functionalities, this smart WooCommerce product search plugin enables merchants to either show out-of-stock products with an out-of-stock tag or they simply hide out-of-stock products from search suggestions. Moreover, merchants can also hide specific products from search results if they choose to.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906617" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-6.png" alt="" width="980" height="454" /></p>
<h2>Choose from a variety of search filters to choose from</h2>
<p>With extensive customization options, this smart, Ajax-based search extension enables merchants to display search suggestions based on various filters such as categories, brands, SKUs, and more.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906620" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-7.png" alt="" width="980" height="939" /></p>
<h2>Extensive search customization options</h2>
<p>With multiple customization features, merchants can choose to style the search bar display and the suggestions section in various ways.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906626" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-8.png" alt="" width="980" height="491" /></p>
<h2>Detailed search dashboard to gain customer insights</h2>
<p>Get detailed insights on user search trends using Ajax instant search for WooCommerce extension. In this detailed dashboard, merchants can view information like:</p>
<ul>
<li>View search and click data</li>
<li>View top clicked products</li>
<li>View top searched products</li>
<li>View queries with no result</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005906630" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/woocommerce-ajax-search-9.png" alt="" width="980" height="931" /></p>

Ajax Instant Search

<p>Provide a fast and effective live search bar to show relevant results as the customers type their query.</p>

<p><strong>The original WooCommerce catalog and pricing visibility tool.</strong></p>
<p>Not every store should show everything to everyone.</p>
<p>Whether you’re selling wholesale, managing restricted pricing, complying with MAP policies, or preparing a catalog before launch, you may need more control over what customers can see and do. Catalog Visibility Options gives you that control while continuing to use WooCommerce and your existing products.</p>
<h2>Control product, price, and purchasing visibility</h2>
<p>Decide exactly what different visitors can access throughout your store:</p>
<ul>
<li>Show or hide <strong>products</strong></li>
<li>Show or hide <strong>prices</strong></li>
<li>Enable or disable <strong>purchasing</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>You can run a fully public store, a private catalog, or a hybrid experience from the same WooCommerce installation.</p>
<h2>Flexible visibility rules</h2>
<p>Configure visibility based on the audience you want to reach:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>User roles</strong></li>
<li><strong>Specific users</strong></li>
<li><strong>User attributes and capabilities</strong></li>
<li><strong>Logged-in vs guest visitors</strong></li>
<li><strong>GeoLocation rules</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>This allows you to create different shopping and browsing experiences for different customers without duplicating products or managing multiple stores.</p>
<h2>Common use cases</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Wholesale / B2B stores</strong><br />
Only approved customers can view pricing or place orders.</li>
<li><strong>MAP pricing compliance</strong><br />
Hide prices publicly while still allowing approved or logged-in customers to access them.</li>
<li><strong>Private catalogs</strong><br />
Restrict products or categories so that only certain users or roles can see them.</li>
<li><strong>Geo-targeted visibility</strong><br />
Show or hide products, prices, or purchasing options based on customer location.</li>
<li><strong>Catalog mode / pre-launch stores</strong><br />
Display products without enabling cart and checkout functionality.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Key features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Hide <strong>products</strong>, <strong>prices</strong>, or <strong>Add to Cart</strong> functionality</li>
<li>Show pricing only to specific users or user roles</li>
<li>Restrict entire catalogs or selected products to authenticated users</li>
<li>Disable cart and checkout functionality when needed</li>
<li>Replace prices or purchase actions with custom content or messaging</li>
<li>Configure GeoLocation-based visibility rules</li>
<li>Works with your existing WooCommerce products and store setup</li>
</ul>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<ul>
<li>Control who sees your products</li>
<li>Control who sees your prices</li>
<li>Control who can purchase</li>
<li>Apply rules by user, role, attributes, or location</li>
</ul>

Catalog Visibility Options

<p>Control who sees prices—and who can buy—while keeping WooCommerce flexible for any business model. Hide prices and control purchasing options based on users, roles, and locations.</p>

Ajax Instant Search vs Catalog Visibility Options