Live Search Popup
Spotlight (tm) like live search with an ajax popup
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·50 active installs·Updated 17 years agoAs of April 2026, Live Search Popup is a WordPress ajax plugin with 50 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 28K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SearchWP Live Ajax Search.
0/5Rating
50active installs
28K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
This plugin adds Spotlight ™ like live search with an ajax popup to
the default search box. See the screenshot.
It can be used as a widget or directly as a PHP call in the theme.
The Live Search Plugin is heavily based on John Nunemaker’s
Addicted To Live Search.
Changelog
- 1.4.7 Fix by Tony for “With mouseover on result in IE, there is no background image or color”.
- 1.4.6 Added livesearchpopup_resultsbox(width) to put the popup below a search box of your choice, e.g. from a theme.
- 1.4.5 Do not initialize if no livesearchpopup_results is found. In contrast to the original live search this plugin does not make sense without the popup anyway. This fixes a JavaScript bug in IE7.
- 1.4.4 Use wpurl instead of siteurl to allow installations of WordPress at different addres…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.0.2+ requiredTested up to 2.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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