Better Search
ACF: Better Search
by Mateusz Gbiorczyk · WordPress.org page · Website
Better Search has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 899,224 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Better Search at a glance
Is Better Search well maintained?
Better Search reviews and ratings
165 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Great plug in, very qucik and easy set up, working withing minutes.
We are using this on a recipe site, which means that the user can now search by ingredient whcih are listed in ACF. Works on the admin side of things as well so we can search for a specific ingredient for when we are doing a blog post. It literally has taken me the same time to write this review as it did to set it up. Install, activate, click for what you want it to search, save and that's it.
amyskea -
Great, works perfectly
Great, works perfectly. Fast.
mkdes -
Has worked without fail for years
Thanks for the super useful plugin, with the perfect amount of easy to configure flexibility. I don't recall ever having an issue and I appreciate that it doesn't spam the dashboard with noise.
wu-wei -
Amazing Plugin!!
This plugin has been instrumental in allowing us to customize our posts by category which has improved our website immensely. The custom posts have made our content creation much more streamlined and robust. I HIGHLY recommend ACF to anyone looking to customize their content!
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Great plugin from a great plugin author
I've been using this plugin for years and couldn't be more pleased with it. Does it exactly what it says it does, no complicated set up or endless settings, it just works. Recently I had a use case that wasn't yet supported. So I quickly reached out via the support thread, and unbelievably, within 35 minutes there was a new update to support it! A great plugin you can use with confidence.
matthewmorete -
Lots of ACF Fields? This works!
If your site has a lot of ACF fields with information you'd like to show up when visitors search the site, this gets it done! The settings allow you to select which types of fields to search in and other performance settings.
hommealone
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Details
This plugin adds to default WordPress search engine the ability to search by content from selected fields of Advanced Custom Fields plugin.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- acf search
- advanced custom fields
- better search
- extended search
- search
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- Version
- 4.5.1
- Last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First published
- Dec 18, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Better Search FAQ
How many active installs does Better Search have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Better Search as of September 7, 2026.
Is Better Search still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Better Search have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Better Search are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Better Search free?
Better Search is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.