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Total downloads: 112
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 4
Last updated: 9/23/2025 (95 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/23/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.6
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 95 days ago

50/100

Is Highlight Search Keyword abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 95 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.6
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Description

The Highlight Search Keyword plugin helps users quickly identify their searched terms inside your WordPress website. By automatically highlighting keywords in titles, excerpts, and content, this lightweight plugin improves readability and boosts search experience.

Perfect for blogs, news sites, eCommerce stores, and any website where search is essential.

Main Features:
– 🔎 Automatically highlight search keywords in titles, excerpts, and content
– 🎨 Choose custom text and background colors for highlighted keywords
– ⚡ Lightweight, optimized, and fast-loading plugin
– 🛠 Option to enable or disable highlighting anytime from settings
– ✅ Works with most classic and block-based WordPress themes (except full FSE-only themes)

This plugin ensures your visitors can instantly spot their search terms—reducing bounce rate and improving overall navigation.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/highlight-search-keyword directory, or install via the WordPress Plugins screen.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Navigate to Settings > Highlight Search to configure your preferred colors and options.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the plugin compatible with all themes?

Yes. It works with most themes, except for full site editing (FSE-only) block themes since they don’t use these functions:
– the_title()
– get_the_title()
– the_excerpt()
– the_content()

Can I change the highlight colors?

Yes. You can customize both the text and background colors with the built-in color picker.

Can I disable the highlight feature?

Absolutely. You can turn it on or off anytime from the plugin’s settings page.

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Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release with keyword highlighting, custom colors, and on/off settings.
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