Ajax Search Lite vs Disable Search
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| Feature | Ajax Search Lite v4.14.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Disable Search v2.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | April 14, 2025 |
| Editions | Ajax Search Lite · Ajax Search Pro ($) | Disable Search |
| Pros | Live results as visitors type; Custom post types, custom fields and categories searched; Free, with WooCommerce price fields in results | Ignores front-end search queries; Removes the search widget, search block and admin bar search; Small plugin with few settings |
| Cons | Pro features need a paid licence; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin menu and sidebar; Google keyword suggestions call an external Google endpoint | Visitors who expect search get no results; Front-end search is off for all queries, with no per-page option |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Live AJAX search results as the visitor types, Search by custom fields, Category and taxonomy search, Google keyword suggestions, Cached search results with hourly retention cron, WooCommerce price field in results, Upgrade to Pro menu item | Ignore front-end search queries, Search widget removed, Core search block removed, Admin bar search removed |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang, BuddyPress, Divi | Yoast SEO |
| Other | Google Suggest | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | suggestqueries.google.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |