Nick Haskins

WP Live Search (beta) is a search plugin for WordPress that returns results as the user types for what they are looking. It currently supports posts, pages, post types, including multiple post types, and design modes.
This is very much a working prototype, so please log any issues you find on the Github repo below. 
<a href="https://github.com/bearded-avenger/wp-live-search" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/bearded-avenger/wp-live-search</a>
Here’s some documentation. 
<a href="http://bearded-avenger.github.io/wp-live-search/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://bearded-avenger.github.io/wp-live-search/</a>
Add the shortcode <code>[wp_live_search]</code> to a page or something. There’s a few shortcode attributes that you can use, and are as follows:
type=”” 
Your choices are <code>posts</code> or <code>pages</code>. Defaults to <code>posts</code>. You can also pass <code>type,type</code> to search multiple post types. For example type=”recipes,books”
multi=”” 
By default this is turned off. Set this to true only if you’re using multiple post types above.
placeholder=”” 
The text displayed in the input. Defaults to <code>Search...</code>.
number=”” 
Total search result to return. Default is 20
excerpt=”true” 
Show the excerpt along with the title and featured image (if set)
compact=”true” 
Makes a tiny WP Live Search for use in header widgets and such
dropdown=”true” 
Display search results as a drop-down instead of pushing down the content around it
results=”” 
The text displayed for the results. Defaults to <code>entries found</code>.
results_style=”inside” 
Displays the “entries found” inside of the input area, useful for using in areas like header widgets where space is minimal.
target=”” 
An optional target UL parent to send the search results to. Example <code>target="#someotherdiv"</code>.
Here are a couple examples:
Default Usage: 
 [wp_live_search]
Use in Header Widget: 
 [wp_live_search compact=”true” dropdown=”true” results=”found” results_style=”inside”]
Search through multiple post types: 
 [wp_live_search multi=”true” type=”posts,page”]

WP Live Search

A super light-weight live search plugin that utilizes the WP REST API.

Aizaz Ali

PopSearch Live gives your WooCommerce store a beautiful fullscreen search experience. When a visitor clicks the search icon, a smooth overlay opens showing:
<ul>
<li>Live product search — results appear as they type (searches name, description and SKU)</li>
<li>Category filter — dropdown to narrow results to one category before searching</li>
<li>Trending tags — auto-generated from your real product categories and names; hidden if the store is empty</li>
<li>Popular Categories — displayed as a grid (≤6) or a slider with black arrow buttons (7+)</li>
<li>One-click shortcodes — copy any shortcode directly from the Settings page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Zero configuration required — works out of the box</li>
<li>Inherits your theme’s global font family — no visual conflicts</li>
<li>Accent color picker in Settings — match your brand in seconds</li>
<li>Category images pulled from WooCommerce Product Categories thumbnails</li>
<li>Slider activates automatically when you have more than 6 categories</li>
<li>Mobile responsive — stacks cleanly on small screens</li>
<li>Fully accessible — ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, ESC to close</li>
<li>Compatible with Elementor, Divi, Astra, OceanWP, GeneratePress, Flatsome, Storefront, Avada, Kadence, Blocksy, Hello Theme and more</li>
<li>HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible</li>
<li>GPL-2.0 licensed</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to Add the Search Button</h4>
After activation go to Settings → PopSearch Live and copy any shortcode.
<pre><code>[pslw_search_button] — icon only (recommended for headers)
[pslw_search_button label="Search"] — icon with label
[pslw_search_button label="Find Products"] — icon with custom label
</code></pre>
Paste the shortcode into an Elementor HTML widget, a Classic widget, or any PHP template:
<pre><code><?php echo do_shortcode('[pslw_search_button]'); ?>
</code></pre>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8+</li>
<li>WooCommerce 5.0+</li>
<li>PHP 7.4+</li>
</ul>

PopSearch Live for WooCommerce

Fullscreen search popup with live product search, category slider and trending tags for WooCommerce stores.

WP Live Search vs PopSearch Live for WooCommerce