Mindshare Labs, Inc.

<p>A highly customizable AJAX-based WordPress search bar alternative with the ability to autocomplete <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceted_search" rel="nofollow ugc">faceted search queries</a>. Users can quickly and dynamically browse through your site’s taxonomies and post metadata to find exactly what they’re looking for, and results can be loaded beneath the search bar instantly.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Searches post title and body content</li>
<li>Can search by multiple keywords, and by full phrases</li>
<li>Highlights search terms in results</li>
<li>Option to send search queries as events to your Google Analytics account</li>
<li>Facets by post category</li>
<li>Can search in multiple categories (OR or AND search)</li>
<li>Category options are dynamically generated and autocompleted as you type</li>
<li>Attractive and lightweight interface based on jQuery, Backbone.js, and the VisualSearch.js library</li>
<li>Customizable results template using standard WordPress functions</li>
<li>Search through an unlimited number of user-specified taxonomies and meta fields (including data contained in Advanced Custom Fields).</li>
<li>Conduct radius searches against data stored in the ACF Map field (i.e. search for posts within x km of a user-specified location).</li>
</ul>


WP Ultimate Search

Powerful AJAX-based search alternative which supports faceting queries by taxonomies, terms, location, and post metadata.

Philip Newcomer

<p>This plugin makes all custom fields (post meta) visible in the “Custom Fields” meta box on post edit screens.</p>


Show Hidden Post Meta

As a plugin developer, I create hidden post meta all the time and sometimes I need to see it to debug it. This does what it says it does, and well. Its simple and hasn't been updated for a while, but I'm glad it exists!

PS: If you need someone to take this one over, let me know. I'll keep it tested and updated if you're unable to.

Still works on 5.5

Makes hidden post meta visible on post edit screens

WP Ultimate Search vs Show Hidden Post Meta