FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce vs Category Wise Search
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| Feature | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce v1.34.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Category Wise Search v1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 400+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | March 26, 2019 |
| Editions | FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce · FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce (Pro) ($) | Category Wise Search Widget |
| Pros | Live product suggestions while typing; Search form shortcode, block and widget; Basic search analytics included in the free plugin | Category dropdown in a search widget; Default category and excluded categories per widget |
| Cons | Fuzzy matching and result ordering need the Pro version; Variable product SKU search is Pro only; Admin shows upgrade notices for Pro features | Uses create_function, removed in PHP 8, so it fails on current PHP; Last tested with WordPress 5.1.1; not maintained |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live AJAX product suggestions as the visitor types, Search form shortcodes, Search analytics screen, SKU search for simple products, Fuzzy matching (free plan shows a preview only) ($), Result ordering by price, date or relevance ($) | Category dropdown in the search form, Default category selection from the query string, Exclude categories and their children |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Polylang, WPML, Divi, Elementor | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.1.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | — |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 7 | — |