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Super Ajax Search

by Naveen Gaur

5.0
(3 ratings)

Super Ajax Search enhances your website’s search with instant live results as users type. Built on the WordPress REST API with a modern vanilla JS frontend — no jQuery dependency, lightning fast.

Free Features:

  • Live Search — Instant AJAX-powered results as you type.
  • Thumbnails — Display featured images in search results.
  • Smart Excerpts — Show content snippets with the search keyword highlighted in bold.
  • Result Grouping — Organize results by Post Type or Category.
  • Category Filter — Optional dropdown to filter results by category.
  • Debounced Search — 300ms debounce prevents excessive server requests.
  • Transient Caching — 1-hour cache for identical queries (configurable).
  • REST API — Modern endpoint replaces admin-ajax.php for better performance.
  • Keyboard Navigation — Arrow keys, Enter, and Escape support.
  • Accessible — ARIA labels, roles, and semantic HTML.
  • Secure — Nonce verification, input sanitization, output escaping, publish-only results.
  • Customizable — Configure post types, result limit, placeholder text, no-results message.
  • Shortcode[super_ajax_search] with optional attributes.
  • Multi-instance — Multiple search forms per page, no ID conflicts.
  • Responsive — Mobile-friendly layout.
  • Lightweight — Under 15KB total (CSS + JS), zero dependencies.

Support

If you have any suggestions, need any help, or want to connect with me, please reach out:
* Email: info@techwithnavi.com
* Website: https://techwithnavi.com/

Plugin Details

Active Installs
40
Total Downloads
2,091
Version
2.0.0
Requires WP
6.0
Requires PHP
8.1
Tested Up To
6.9.7
Added
2024-08-14
Last Updated
2026-04-09 7:37am GMT

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