WP Extended Search vs YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter
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| Feature | WP Extended Search v2.2.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 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 | 20,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | December 7, 2025 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | WP Extended Search | YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter · YITH WooCommerce Ajax Product Filter Premium ($) |
| Pros | Search in post meta, authors, taxonomies and selected post types; Several search settings for different search forms; Widget, shortcode and PHP function for search forms; Works with WooCommerce SKUs, attributes and product fields | 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 | Meta and taxonomy joins can slow large sites (no index); Adds settings for every search form, so setup takes some planning | 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 | Search selected post meta keys, Multiple search settings (custom post type), Search form shortcode, Search widget, Search categories, tags and custom taxonomies, WooCommerce product search fields, bbPress search detection | 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 | WPML, bbPress | WPML, Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Colors and Labels Variations |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.yithemes.com, yithemes.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |