WP Google Search
This plugin gives a very simple way to integrate Google Search into your WordPress site.
4.4(28 reviews)
·6.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Google Search is a WordPress SCE plugin with 6.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 28 reviews. It has been downloaded 183K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 7% this week. Top alternative: Server-Side Google Search.
4.4/528 reviews
6.0K+active installs
183K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
If you would like a Google search feature on your WordPress site, you only need to register to Google Custom Search, get your Google Search Engine ID, and enter it in the plugin settings page.
Then your custom search engine is ready for use, just put the new Google search box widget on the sidebar, and enjoy it!
In this way the plugin enables you to insert Google search into your website, or a collection of websites easily. You can search both web pages and images.
You can define if you want to search only on your site (or given sites), or the entire web.
It is possible to customize your search features, the look and feel (layout, themes, custom colors and fonts, thumbnails), and much more.
All these settings can be specified on the Google Custom Search Engine admin site: https://www.goog…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Support and Updates
by juniorbra·2 years ago
Hello, I noticed that the plugin hasn’t been updated in a while, but I installed it and it worked fine. I would like to know if this plugin still has updates, and if I can use it without problems
Good
by FelipeS·3 years ago
Here, it works… Thank you.
Works nicely
by Bike Gremlin·4 years ago
An easy to use plugin that just does its job.
No constant (needless) updates, etc – the developers seem to have just built it right from the start.
Writing this because I saw a warning when looking at its page here:
“This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.”
Well, I’ve tested it, it works. And the developers seem quite active on the plugin’s support page – answering and resolving the support questions.
Looks fine to me. Doesn’t slow things down. Works as it should.
Easy to setup and works great
by melebius·5 years ago
This plugin does what I expected (although it hasn’t been tested with the current WordPress 5.7 release) and it was pretty easy to setup. I recommend it to everyone!
I only had a little hard time when adjusting the look of the search box but there was a conflict between my WordPress theme and Google Custom Search Engine itself.
- This topic was modified 5 years ago by melebius.
Excelente Plugin
by oraculocreativo·5 years ago
Me funciono a la perfección.
Download Trends
Today: 24Yesterday: 27This week: 88Period total: 6K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.1
83.7%
v1.0
16.3%
Top Alternatives to WP Google Search
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.0
New version for the latest WP version
Contributors
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