Search any WordPress site's data using WP REST API.
As of April 2026, WP Remote Site Search is a WordPress live search plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter.
WP Remote Site Search is a search plugin for WordPress that returns any WordPress site’s data using WP REST API.
Basic Usage
Activate the WP Remote Site Search plugin
Add the shortcode [wp_remote_site_search] to a page or something
Options
Here’s a list of shortcodes currently available in the WP Remote Site Search plugin.
1.remote_url="https://example.com"
URL from where you want to fetch the information
The remote site should have WordPress 4.7 or higher or Rest API (v2) plugin installed to get the search results.
2.title="How can we help?"
Title for the search box
3.category_id="1,2"
You can also pass "category_id1,category_id2" to search multiple posts from multiple categories.
4.sub_categories="true"
You can also get all results from categories (category_id1, category_id2) a…| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Improvement:Codebase and Compatibility to WordPress 6.9
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