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Search with Typesense

Lightning fast seagrch for your WordPress site, powered by Typesense.

By CodeManas·Search·Free
5(11 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Search with Typesense is a WordPress search plugin with 600 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin.

5/511 reviews
600active installs
23K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022

Overview

Turbocharge your sites search functionality with Typesense.

Create a fast search experience for your site. Give your users a search listing page or autocomplete search.

Typesense is a modern, privacy-friendly, open source search engine built from the ground up using cutting-edge search algorithms, that take advantage of the latest advances in hardware capabilities.

FEATURES

  • Lightning-fast search results in milliseconds
  • Allow overriding native WordPress default search for whole site.
  • Shortcodes for adding search in only specific locations.
  • Hooks and filters for customizations
  • Template Override for design customizations.
  • Developer friendly
  • Elementor widgets: Instant Search and Autocomplete

This plugin requires API keys from Typesense.

Getting Started with Typesense

LINKS

Documentation
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Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

511 reviews
5 ★
11
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress6.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.1.0

  • Feature: Infinite Loading improved. removed load more button – works on scroll.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Deepen BajracharyaDeepen BajracharyaugeneugeneCodeManasCodeManasSachyyaSachyyadigamberpradhandigamberpradhan
Plugin Info
Version
2.1.0
Last Updated
Mar 4, 2026
WP Requires
6.8+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
600
Downloads
23K+
Added
Jan 4, 2022
Business
Free

Tags

searchtypesenseautocompleteinstant searchlightning fast

Developer

C
CodeManas
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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