Faceted Search
This plugin will create widgets that you can use to conduct faceted searches using the categories or tags on your site.
4.3(3 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Faceted Search is a WordPress tags plugin with 30 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Media Library Assistant.
4.3/53 reviews
30active installs
13K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This plugin creates two widgets:
- A widget where you can choose from all the categories in your blog.
This is similar to what newegg.com uses, where you can select multiple categories, and it will only show posts belonging to all the categories you select, and such categories can be narrowed down by selecting their subcategories.
- A widget where you can choose from all the tags in your blog
You can select the tags you want to search for, and it will only show posts that have all of the tags you selected.
Known Issues
After upgrading from 2.1 to 2.2 it is highly recommended that you deactivate the plugin and then re-activate it. Unfortunately WordPress 3.1 no longer calls register_activation_hook when the plugins are upgraded, so this may be necessary, otherwise you may not see all your…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.4.4
- Quick bugfix: move trim() to correct place when building the query
Contributors
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