Custom Search by BestWebSoft – WordPress Custom Search Plugin
Add advanced custom search to your WordPress site. Search custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields with full control over results.
3.9(29 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 days agoAs of April 2026, Custom Search by BestWebSoft is a WordPress custom search wordpress plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 29 reviews. It has been downloaded 103K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 1396% this week.
3.9/529 reviews
1.0K+active installs
103K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Custom Search by BestWebSoft is a powerful WordPress custom search plugin that extends the default WordPress search functionality. It allows you to search custom post types, custom fields, and taxonomies with advanced filtering options.
Create a better search experience for your visitors and make your content easier to find, including portfolio items, galleries, real estate listings, job boards, and more. Whether you’re using Elementor, Gutenberg, or a custom theme, this plugin makes adding a custom search form simple.
Free Features
- Add advanced search functionality to your site
- Search by:
- All custom post types:
- Galleries
- Portfolio
- Cars
- Real estate listings
- Jobs
- Taxonomies:
- Categories
- Tags
- Custom taxonomies
- Custom fields
- Custom search results layout:
- List view (defau…
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Ratings & Reviews
3.929 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Works with EDD
by delphineous·4 years ago
Allows me to enable searching the custom fields in Easy Digital Downloads. Now it is easier to find my products by sku and other custom data.
bad, confusing
by misticx·6 years ago·1 reply
Almost no options at all in a free version, bad explained.
Use to be great, now SLOW
by aptharsia·7 years ago·1 reply
I don’t know why the new version (from the old discontinued plugin) is so much slower. It would also be nice to have an option on excluding excerpts and only search titles along with the custom fields.
Does not wat it says in the free version
by Moshje·10 years ago·1 reply
“This plugin allows searching by custom post types on your website.”
Nope. That’s a PRO feature.
best
by matiwati·10 years ago
dobry
Download Trends
Today: 17Yesterday: 20This week: 404Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.51
51.4%
Other
16.7%
v1.48
13.2%
v1.52
7.3%
v1.49
6.0%
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
V1.52 – 30.03.2026
- NEW: The Google Search is added.
- Update : All functionality was updated for WordPress 6.9.4.
Contributors
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