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.

itthinx

Kento

Search Live supplies effective integrated live search facilities and advanced search features.
This plugins delivers a smooth interactive experience with immediate results for your site’s visitors, making it easier and more efficient to find the right results.
It provides instant live search results with thumbnails where matches are found for one or multiple search keywords in titles, excerpts or content, allows to enhance the standard search form with this functionality, provides a flexible shortcode <code>[search_live]</code> that can be placed anywhere to provide an interactive search form and a widget for use in sidebars.
The shortcode and widget can be fine-tuned with sensible options to improve the search experience for your visitors.
<ul>
<li>Instant search results replace the standard WordPress search form. This is enabled by default but you can turn it off.</li>
<li>You can use the shortcode <code>[search_live]</code> to place a search form anywhere.</li>
<li>You can use the Search Live widget in your sidebars.</li>
<li>Supports Custom Post Types.</li>
<li>Full multilanguage support and compatible with <a href="https://wpml.org/plugin/search-live/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a>.</li>
</ul>
Search Live can show instant search results including thumbnails and short descriptions or manual excerpts.
Among other useful options, you can determine the number of results shown and whether to search in any combination of titles, excerpts or contents. These can be determined individually for each instance of Search Live’s shortcode or widget.
Search Live supplies results from posts, pages and other public post types.
Search Live fully supports multilanguage sites with <a href="https://wpml.org" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a>.
We are working on an extended version that will provide enhanced features. If you would support our work using a premium version, we would love to hear from you. Please share your enthusiasm by leaving a comment on the <a href="https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/search-live/" rel="nofollow ugc">Search Live</a> page, follow <a href="https://twitter.com/wpsearchlive" rel="nofollow ugc">@wpsearchlive</a> and browse our <a href="https://www.itthinx.com/shop/" rel="nofollow ugc">Shop</a>.
<h3>Feedback</h3>
Feedback is welcome!
If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please do so here at the <a href="https://www.itthinx.com/plugins/search-live/" rel="nofollow ugc">Search Live</a> plugin page.
Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn’t work. There goes a lot of work into providing you with quality plugins!
Please help with your feedback and we’re also grateful if you help spread the word about this plugin.
Thanks!
<h4>Twitter</h4>
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<h3>Translations</h3>
Brazilian Portuguese translation by <a href="http://henriquevianna.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Henrique Avila Vianna</a>.
Many thanks for your help!
If you would like to have your translation added, please <a href="https://www.itthinx.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact</a> us.

Search Live

Search Live supplies integrated live search facilities and advanced search features.

WP Live Search vs Search Live