Init Live Search
Modern WP search with slash commands, REST API & SEO power
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Hao Nguyen

Init Live Search - Modern WP search with slash commands, REST API & SEO power

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Fast, smart search plugin for WordPress. Slash commands, REST API, SEO metadata, WooCommerce, ACF support. No jQuery, no indexing, no reloads. Instant results, full keyboard control, voice input, favorites, analytics, and full UI customization.

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Init Live Search is a fast, lightweight search plugin for WordPress, built for developers and power users who want more than the default. Powered by REST API, it delivers instant results with zero indexing or jQuery. Features include slash commands (/price, /sku, /tag), SEO metadata search (Yoast, Rank Math, etc.), WooCommerce support, ACF integration, voice input, and full keyboard control. Designed for performance. Flexible via filters and hooks. Runs on any site — even with 100,000+ posts. 🔗 Available now on WordPress.org – install and use instantly: https://wordpress.org/plugins/in...
Hao Nguyen
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What’s New in Versions 1.5.x and 1.6.x

Since launch, Init Live Search has continued evolving with powerful new features and performance upgrades. Here’s what’s new:

UI & Integration

  • Preset UI Styles: Fullscreen modal (style-full.css) or floating topbar (style-topbar.css)

  • Easy override via init-live-search/style.css or full CSS disable mode

WooCommerce Search

  • Slash commands: /product, /on-sale, /stock, /sku, /price

  • Show prices, sale badges, Add to Cart, and stock status

Search Analytics & Time-Based Stats

  • Admin-side query tracking (keywords, frequency, CSV)

  • /day, /week, /month – most viewed posts via Init View Count

Search Smarter

  • Search in SEO Metadata: works with Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO, etc.

  • Init Smart Tag-Aware Search: match title + tag with bigram fallback

  • ACF Field Search: configurable via settings page or filters

  • Weighted Result Ranking via filter hooks

Multilingual Support

  • WPML / Polylang auto-detect

  • Results filtered by current language

User Memory

  • /fav, /fav_clear, /history – localStorage-powered memory

Developer Goodies

  • Custom Slash Commands via filters

  • Full ils:* event system for tracking and extension

  • Optimized JS codebase for modern themes/headless

Try it now: Open the search modal and run /recent instantly.

Feedback and questions welcome — I’m building this to be the modern search layer for WordPress.