Ivory Search vs Ajax add to cart for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Ivory Search v5.5.20 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Ajax add to cart for WooCommerce v2.6.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Ivory Search · Ivory Search Pro ($) · Ivory Search Pro Plus ($) | Ajax add to cart for WooCommerce |
| Pros | Several search forms, each set up separately; Widget, shortcode and menu search options; Search form customiser in the admin | Works on activation with no configuration; Handles simple and variable products, including variations with any attribute; Very small amount of plugin code |
| Cons | WooCommerce SKU search and stemming need Pro Plus; Advanced options are locked behind upgrade prompts; Freemius telemetry prompt on activation | No settings page; changes need filters; Only simple and variable product types by default; Bundles vendor promo notices and a dashboard news widget |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Custom search forms, Search form shortcode, Search widget, Search item for menus, WooCommerce SKU search ($), Word stemming in search ($), Upgrade prompts for locked features | AJAX add to cart on single product pages, Simple and variable products, filterable, Fills missing variation attributes on any-attribute variations, Declares HPOS compatibility |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | — | quadlayers.com, feedback.quadlayers.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |