Add advanced custom search to your WordPress site. Search custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields with full control over results.
As 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.
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.
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.
Almost no options at all in a free version, bad explained.
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.
“This plugin allows searching by custom post types on your website.”
Nope. That’s a PRO feature.
dobry
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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