powerSearch for bbPress vs HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce
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| Feature | powerSearch for bbPress v3.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce v1.4.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100+ | 80,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 24, 2026 |
| Editions | powerSearch for bbPress · powerSearch Pro for bbPress ($) | HUSKY - Products Filter Professional for WooCommerce · HUSKY - Products Filter for WooCommerce (premium) ($) |
| Pros | Many filters: forums, author, type, status, tags, period; Per-filter control over roles and visitors; Can replace the default bbPress search form; Templates can be overridden from the theme | Filters by taxonomy, attribute, meta field, price, rating and stock; AJAX filtering option with shortcode placement; Extension set for quick search, colour, range slider and URL-based filtering |
| Cons | Only useful with bbPress installed; Custom date range and keyword highlighting need Pro; Requires PHP 8.0 and WordPress 6.4 | Free build is limited to one filter element, per its on-screen message; Premium upgrade prompts appear in the admin; Many extensions and options to configure before the filter is useful |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Filter by forums including subforums, Filter by topic or reply author, Filter by topic tags, Filter by predefined date period, Filter by topic status, Results ordering controls, Limit each filter to chosen user roles, Replace default bbPress search form, Custom date/time range search ($), Keyword highlighting in results ($) | Filters by category, attribute, tag and taxonomy, AJAX filtering option, Filter shortcodes, Quick search filter, Search-friendly URLs for filter state, Colour filter extension, Range slider extension, Rating filter extension, Meta field filter extension, Saved queries extension |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | bbPress | Advanced Custom Fields, WPML, Polylang |
| Other | Freemius | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 17 |