powerSearch for bbPress vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
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| Feature | powerSearch for bbPress v3.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 100+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | powerSearch for bbPress · powerSearch Pro for bbPress ($) | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter Premium ($) |
| 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 | 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 | Only useful with bbPress installed; Custom date range and keyword highlighting need Pro; Requires PHP 8.0 and WordPress 6.4 | Requires WooCommerce; Premium tab and upgrade notes promote the paid version; Only the taxonomy filter type is supported in this free code |
| 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 ($), Keyword highlighting in results ($) | 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 | bbPress | WPML, Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Colors and Labels Variations |
| Other | Freemius | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius.com | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |