Disable Search vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
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| Feature | Disable Search v2.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter v5.24.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | April 14, 2025 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Disable Search | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter Premium ($) |
| Pros | Ignores front-end search queries; Removes the search widget, search block and admin bar search; Small plugin with few settings | Free, with AJAX filtering on taxonomy terms; Filters placed by widget, shortcode or Elementor widget; Saved filter presets; Works with YITH colour and label variations |
| Cons | Visitors who expect search get no results; Front-end search is off for all queries, with no per-page option | Requires WooCommerce; Premium tab and upgrade notes promote the paid version; Only the taxonomy filter type is supported in this free code |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Ignore front-end search queries, Search widget removed, Core search block removed, Admin bar search removed | AJAX filtering without a full page reload, Filters on taxonomy terms, Saved filter presets, Navigation widget with term links and counts, Filters widget, Filters shortcode, Elementor filters widget, Cached filter results |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | WPML, Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Colors and Labels Variations |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |