{"id":115445,"date":"2020-01-07T11:11:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T11:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ajax-autosearch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:29:51","slug":"ajax-autosearch","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/ajax-autosearch\/","author":16134059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.4.4","stable_tag":"1.4.4","tested":"7.0","requires":"5.9","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Ajax AutoSearch","header_author":"Catch Plugins","header_description":"Ajax AutoSearch lets you display Ajax_AutoSearch Navigation anywhere on your website elegantly. It  helps your readers navigate easily through your website without getting lost.","assets_banners_color":"9fc9f0","last_updated":"2026-05-18 16:29:51","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/catchplugins.com\/plugins\/ajax-autosearch\/","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/catchplugins.com\/ajax-autosearch\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/catchplugins.com\/","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":14957,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"maheshmaharjan","date":"2020-01-07 11:11:01"},"1.1":{"tag":"1.1","author":"catchthemes","date":"2020-12-07 04:32:06"},"1.2":{"tag":"1.2","author":"catchthemes","date":"2021-03-05 04:29:43"},"1.3":{"tag":"1.3","author":"catchthemes","date":"2021-07-23 06:08:12"},"1.3.1":{"tag":"1.3.1","author":"catchthemes","date":"2021-09-17 03:00:52"},"1.3.2":{"tag":"1.3.2","author":"catchthemes","date":"2022-02-17 03:53:45"},"1.3.3":{"tag":"1.3.3","author":"catchthemes","date":"2022-11-03 04:35:21"},"1.4":{"tag":"1.4","author":"catchthemes","date":"2023-11-15 16:48:49"},"1.4.1":{"tag":"1.4.1","author":"catchthemes","date":"2024-04-05 17:15:32"},"1.4.2":{"tag":"1.4.2","author":"catchthemes","date":"2025-05-11 16:38:38"},"1.4.3":{"tag":"1.4.3","author":"catchthemes","date":"2026-01-06 16:49:15"},"1.4.4":{"tag":"1.4.4","author":"catchthemes","date":"2026-05-18 16:29:51"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon.svg":{"filename":"icon.svg","revision":2223423,"resolution":false,"location":"assets","locale":false}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.jpg","revision":2223423,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1544,"height":500},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":2223425,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":"","width":772,"height":250}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0","1.1","1.2","1.3","1.3.1","1.3.2","1.3.3","1.4","1.4.1","1.4.2","1.4.3","1.4.4"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-1.jpg","revision":2223423,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":"","width":884,"height":634},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":2223423,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1905,"height":928}},"screenshots":{"1":"Ajax AutoSearch main image","2":"Admin dashboard"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[221,180475,944],"plugin_category":[59],"plugin_contributors":[156462,79160,141256,79162,79161],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-115445","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-ajax","plugin_tags-auto-search","plugin_tags-search","plugin_category-utilities-and-tools","plugin_contributors-catchplugins","plugin_contributors-catchthemes","plugin_contributors-maheshmaharjan","plugin_contributors-pratikshrestha","plugin_contributors-sakinshrestha","plugin_committers-catchplugins","plugin_committers-catchthemes","plugin_committers-maheshmaharjan"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2223425","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/banner-1544x500.jpg?rev=2223423","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2223423","icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/icon.svg?rev=2223423","icon_2x":false,"generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/screenshot-1.jpg?rev=2223423","caption":"Ajax AutoSearch main image"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/ajax-autosearch\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=2223423","caption":"Admin dashboard"}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>Ajax AutoSearch is a free WordPress Search Plugin that enhances the Search feature on your site. The plugin provides a handful of crucial customization options with which you have full control over the search results. Ajax AutoSearch includes features like Different Search Filters, Display Featured Image, Post Limit, and more. To make things easier for your visitors, you can display the search filter options like post, page, categories, and tags. Your visitors can choose the search content type they are searching for and get the adequate results in just a few seconds with the search filters option available. You can also choose to display the featured images of the search results. Ajax AutoSearch allows you to display up to 20 search results on a single page. The plugin is extremely lightweight and comes with only the essential configuration options. So, improve the search results for your visitors with Ajax AutoSearch. A quick solution for better user experience should always be a priority for all webmasters.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p>The easy way (via Dashboard) :<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Plugins &gt; Add New<\/li>\n<li>Type in the <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong> in Search Plugins box<\/li>\n<li>Click Install Now to install the plugin<\/li>\n<li>After Installation click activate to start using the <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong> from Dashboard menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Not so easy way (via FTP) :<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Download the <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Unarchive <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong> plugin<\/li>\n<li>Copy folder with ajax-autosearch.zip<\/li>\n<li>Open the ftp \\wp-content\\plugins\\<\/li>\n<li>Paste the plug-ins folder in the folder<\/li>\n<li>Go to admin panel =&gt; open item \"Plugins\" =&gt; activate <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Ajax AutoSearch<\/strong> from Dashboard menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.4.4 (Released: May 18, 2026)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Added missing translators comment for placeholder in i18n string on activation<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Escaped $stars_color output in inline CSS using esc_attr()<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput \u2014 replaced _e() with esc_html_e(), wrapped $text with esc_attr(), $settings['limit'] with esc_attr(), $k and $value with esc_attr()\/esc_html() in dashboard display<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Sanitized all $_POST inputs in search() AJAX handler using sanitize_text_field(), wp_unslash(), and absint()<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Escaped no-thumb image URL output with esc_url()<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Sanitized $_GET inputs in ajax_autosearch_query() using sanitize_text_field(), wp_unslash(), sanitize_key(), and absint()<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Replaced echo sprintf() with printf() and escaped URL\/attr args with esc_url()\/esc_attr() in dashboard display<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Escaped href and title attributes in plugin meta links using esc_url() and esc_attr__()<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Wrapped $message in wp_kses_post() before passing to wp_die() on activation<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Added direct file access protection to includes\/class-ajax-autosearch.php, includes\/class-ajax-autosearch-loader.php, admin\/partials\/ajax-autosearch-admin-display.php, admin\/partials\/dashboard-display.php, admin\/partials\/footer.php, admin\/partials\/sidebar.php, public\/partials\/ajax-autosearch-public-display.php<\/li>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 7.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.3 (Released: January 06, 2026)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 6.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.2 (Released: May 11, 2025)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 6.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.1 (Released: April 05, 2024)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 6.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4 (Released: November 15, 2023)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 6.4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.3 (Released: November 03, 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 6.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.2 (Released: February 17, 2022)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 5.9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.1 (Released: September 16, 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Column option in dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3 (Released: July 23, 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 5.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2 (Released: March 04, 2021)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 5.7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1 (Released: March 10, 2020)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Ajax Search button url updated<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Missing class added<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixed: Post type filter<\/li>\n<li>Bug Fixed: Show hide image issue<\/li>\n<li>Compatibility check up to version 5.4<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Design issues<\/li>\n<li>Updated: Filter width<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0 (Released: January 7, 2020)<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Ajax AutoSearch is a free WordPress Search Plugin that comes with a handful of essential customization options to enhance the search engine feature.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/115445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115445"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/catchplugins"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=115445"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=115445"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=115445"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=115445"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/el.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=115445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}