Better User Search is a must have plugin if you're running WooCommerce. Without it, you're stuck trying to remember every
As of April 2026, Better User Search is a WordPress user plugin with 700 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
Better User Search is a must have plugin if you’re running WooCommerce. Without it, you’re stuck trying to remember every
customer’s username.
Better User Search is used to improve the user search functionality in the admin/backend.
WordPress by default only allows you to search for users by username/nicename. Using Better User Search, you will be able
to search by first name, last name, email address and any custom user meta field that already exists in the user meta table.
On top of that, there is an “OR” feature provided. Just include the word “or” (case-insensitive) in your search query
and the plugin will search for any user that matches at least 1 of the search terms.
“OR” Search Example:
Let’s find all WooCommerce customer…
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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