Faceted Search Widget
Sidebar Widget to allow filtering indexes by builtin and custom taxonomies.
3.7(3 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Faceted Search Widget is a WordPress gov plugin with 10 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
3.7/53 reviews
10active installs
6.8K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Allows filtering of any search results of archive (tag, category, year, month, etc.) by any built in (category, tag) or custom taxonomies.
Places clickable list of taxonomies and terms in sidebar widget with count of posts for each. Allows users to query by multiple taxonomies.
Used for internal FCC project and open sourced July, 2011.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5
- Fixed bug where plugin would generate MySQL errors if taxonomy had large number of terms (scalability)
- Plugin now supports faceted search within the children of a hierarchical taxonomy term
Contributors
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