Search Exclude vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
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| Feature | Search Exclude v2.6.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 50,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Search Exclude | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter Premium ($) |
| Pros | Simple per-item checkbox in editor, list, quick and bulk edit; Block editor sidebar control included; Free, with no paid tier in the code | 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 changes WordPress's built-in search results; Promotional notices for other QuadLayers products appear in admin | 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 | Exclude checkbox in post and page editor, Column and quick edit toggle on list screens, Bulk exclude or include from list screens, Filters the main search query, Block editor sidebar control, Settings page under Settings menu, REST endpoint for settings | 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 | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | bbPress | WPML, Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Colors and Labels Variations |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | quadlayers.com | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |