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Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

By Christoph Vielgrader

Site Structure & Navigation / Site Search

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search Review - In-Depth Analysis

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search enables ajax live search for WordPress themes. It works seamlessly with Relevanssi for better search results.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.77/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 9+ reviews)

Active Installations

7,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search enables ajax live search for your search forms. It won't swamp you with settings, and generally, Relevanssi Live Ajax Search works without any modifications necessary.

If you want to customize it, you have complete control over how it works and what it does. Relevanssi Live Ajax Search displays the search results using templates. You can easily override the default templates from your theme to make the results look the way you want them to look.

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search only provides you with live search results. To get really good results, use Relevanssi Premium or Relevanssi Light. Relevanssi Live Ajax Search automatically uses Relevanssi to power the search results if Relevanssi is installed and active. However, you don't need Relevanssi; Relevanssi Live Ajax Search also works with the default WP search.

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search is a fork of SearchWP Live Ajax Search. It was improved for better Relevanssi compatibility. The widget has also been removed as it was unnecessary and outdated. Relevanssi Live Ajax Search can now take over the Gutenberg core/search search form.

This plugin is on GitHub. Feel free to open up issues at https://github.com/msaari/relevanssi-live-ajax-search.

Comparing to Alternatives

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search stands out in the live search plugin category with a perfect user rating and strong integration features. It competes closely with other popular live search plugins, offering unique strengths and some areas for improvement.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Seamless integration with minimal configuration
Fast and responsive search results
Excellent and prompt developer support
User-friendly installation and setup
Enhances search functionality effectively

Weaknesses

Had a medium severity security vulnerability fixed in version 2.5
Some minor issues requiring community or developer support to resolve

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating across all reviews, users consistently praise the plugin's ease of use, integration, and support. There are no recorded negative reviews, indicating high satisfaction.

Positive highlights

Easy installation without additional configuration effort (Tobias)
Great plugin with fast tech support (stratboy)
Excellent plugin with helpful developer responses (WPabmm)
Simple to install and use, revitalizes search results (mrleema)
Highly recommended for improving search functionality (philliproth)

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Previously had a medium severity security vulnerability fixed in version 2.5
Minor issues occasionally requiring support intervention

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a powerful, easy-to-integrate live search plugin with excellent support and minimal setup effort will find this plugin ideal.

Not ideal for

Sites requiring the highest security standards without any past vulnerabilities may want to consider this plugin cautiously due to a previously fixed medium severity issue.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers seamless live search integration with easy setup and responsive results, suitable for most users.

Pro version

The pro version typically includes advanced search customization options, enhanced support, and additional features to further improve search capabilities.

Final Verdict

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search delivers excellent live search functionality with a flawless user rating and strong developer support, making it a top choice for WordPress users looking to enhance their site's search experience. Its easy installation and seamless integration are major advantages.

While it had a medium severity security vulnerability in the past, it has been addressed in the latest update. Users should weigh this alongside the plugin's strengths and available alternatives to decide if it fits their needs. Overall, it offers great value, especially with its pro version features.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Relevanssi Live Ajax Search plugin.

ajax search

live search

relevanssi

FAQ

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search uses a template loader, making it easy to replace the search results. There is a templates folder in the plugin folder, which includes search-results.php. This file is the template used to output search results. To customize the search results:

Create a folder called relevanssi-live-ajax-search in your theme directory.
Copy the search-results.php file into the new folder.
Relevanssi Live Ajax Search will now use that file to show the results.

If you want to override the default CSS styles, you can remove them this way:

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_base_styles', '__return_false' );

This filter hook removes the base styles that control the live search result position.

wp_dequeue_style( 'relevanssi-live-search' );

This removes the actual search result styles.

It does, Astra search form is just designed in a way that hides the search results. You can find solutions in the plugin documentation. The easiest solution is adding this to your theme functions.php:

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_add_result_div', '__return_false' );

There’s a filter for that! Add this to your theme functions.php or in a code snippet:

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_posts_per_page', function() { return 10; } );

This will show 10 results. You can adjust the number as you wish.

For some reason, the combination of Relevanssi Live Ajax Search, Relevanssi and WPML leads to problems. To solve this problem, use the WP_Query mode of fetching the results. To activate the mode, add this to your theme functions.php:

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_mode', function() { return 'wp_query'; } );

This will make Relevanssi Live Ajax Search use a different method of fetching the results. This method is compatible with WPML. This method uses the search-results-query.php template instead of the default search-results.php template in Relevanssi Live Ajax Search, so take note if you want to customize the template to use the right base template for your customization.

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_add_result_div', '__return_false' );

add_filter( 'relevanssi_live_search_mode', function() { return 'wp_query'; } );

Contributors and developers

“Relevanssi Live Ajax Search” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Christoph Vielgrader

Mikko Saari

Pro version Free Version

WPS

6.77

Average

Pro version

Ratings

5 out of 5 | 9

Version

2.6

Last updated

5 months ago

Active installations

7,000+

WordPress version

7.0.7 or higher

PHP version

7.0 or higher

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Relevanssi Live Ajax Search Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (9)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (1)

Previous Versions

WPS

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