Search Regex vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
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| Feature | Search Regex v3.5.1 · 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 | 100,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Search Regex | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter Premium ($) |
| Pros | Regex search across posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta; Saved presets for repeat searches; WP-CLI command available for scripted runs | 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 | Bulk replacements write to the database; mistakes are hard to undo; Only the core WordPress data sources are covered | 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 | Regex search and replace, Choose sources: posts, comments, users, terms, options and meta, Save and import search presets, Tools screen for running searches, WP-CLI search-regex command | 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 | — | WPML, Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Colors and Labels Variations |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |