Adds "live search" functionality to your WordPress site. Uses the built-in search and jQuery.
| Author: | Dave Ross (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 3.6 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.9.22 |
| Plugin version: | 4.8.1 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 15-03-2009 |
| Last updated: | 26-03-2018
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 92 |
| Rated by: | 48 |
| Plugin URI: | http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/daves-wor... |
| Total downloads: | 252 932 |
| Active installs: | 5 000+ |
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Dave’s WordPress Live Search adds “live search” functionality to your WordPress site. As visitors type words into your WordPress site’s search box, the plugin continually queries WordPress, looking for search results that match what the user has typed so far.
The live search technique means that most people will find the results they are looking for before they finish typing their query, and it saves them the step of having to click a submit button to get their search results.
This functionality requires Javascript, but the search box still works normally if Javascript is not available.
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This plugin is compatible with the xLanguage and WPML plugins for internationalization (i18n) of search results.
Filters
See filter_examples.php in
the plugin files for examples of how to use these filters. Remember, these filters only affect the
Dave’s WordPress Live Search display, not the normal WordPress search results or the posts themselves.
- dwls_alter_results
- dwls_attachment_thumbnail
- dwls_post_title
- dwls_the_excerpt
- dwls_post_date
- dwls_author_name
- dwls_alter_result_template
- dwls_post_custom
- dwls_query_fields
Wish List
Features I want to implement in future releases:
- “No results found” message (optional)