Plugin info

Total downloads: 11,266
Active installs: 200
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 11/13/2025 (48 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/11/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 48 days ago • 5 reviews

61/100

Is E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 48 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

Languages

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Description

E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar: This autocomplete search bar allows your users to search through all E-Commerce products, categories, tags, or taxonomy.

If the taxonomy option is enable only products that belong to the selected taxonomy will display in the searchbar.

This plugin will display using either a shortcode or widget.

If you’ve found this plugin helpful, please leave a review. If you’ve had issues with the plugin, please leave a support request so we can give you a hand before you decide on the usefulness of it.

Installation

  1. Upload the “E-Commerce Autocomplete Search Bar” files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Settings->E-Commerce-Autocomplete screen to configure the plugin
  4. Display using the widget “E-Commerce Autocomplete”, or shortcode [autocomplete_search_bar]

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I select more than one option

No, one can only select one targeted area to search through

Review feed

Gabriel
1/20/2017

I built this plugin to help so I hope you all enjoy it

Just trying to help everyone out so I hope you all enjoy it!
Jennifer Moss
10/26/2017

Works great

This is perfect for my client's online store. Thanks so much!

Screenshots

  1. Select an option type to display

    Select an option type to display

  2. Enter tag IDs if applicable

    Enter tag IDs if applicable

  3. Display using a widget or use the shortcode [autocomplete_search_bar] to display where desire

    Display using a widget or use the shortcode [autocomplete_search_bar] to display where desire

  4. Test the autocomplete search bar

    Test the autocomplete search bar

Changelog

1.0

  • Plugin Release

1.1 3/28/16

  • Checkbox fix for admin panel/setting
  • Background color removal in admin panel.
  • Added instructional screenshots
  • Added nonce for security

1.2 4/8/16

  • Change taxonomy to dropdown instead of text field.
  • Uploaded Banner

1.3 11/28/16

  • Fixed jQuery issue on admin and product page

= 1.4 9/21/17
* Design update for search bar
* Switch to natvie wordpress jQuery
* Code Clean up
* Created CSS files and seperated styles from main file

= 1.5 2/6/18
* Plugins URL script update from static to dynamic