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Lightweight Live Ajax Search

by Sandesh · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 5.5.20 PHP 5.6+

Lightweight Live Ajax Search has 20+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,724 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, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.

Lightweight Live Ajax Search at a glance

Active installs
20+
Total downloads
1,724
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Lightweight Live Ajax Search well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.5.20, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Go to Setings->Live Search
  • Enable Replace Theme’s Search Form option
  • Select the post types you want to allow for a search

Lightweight Live Ajax Search reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Instant and truly lightweight

    Thanks Sandesh for this awesome plugin. Please please keep updating it. It is the most lightweight and seamless ajax search plugin on Wordpress.org right now.

    Nitaai

Details

Live Ajax based search functionality. Lightweight and provides a shortcode to display live search input box anywhere.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • ajax
  • lightweight
  • live
  • search

More from Sandesh

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Aug 18, 2020
First published
May 2, 2020
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
5.5.20
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Lightweight Live Ajax Search FAQ

What does Lightweight Live Ajax Search do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Lightweight Live Ajax Search offers Go to Setings->Live Search, Enable Replace Theme’s Search Form option and Select the post types you want to allow for a search.

How many active installs does Lightweight Live Ajax Search have?

WordPress.org reports 20+ active installs for Lightweight Live Ajax Search as of September 7, 2026.

Is Lightweight Live Ajax Search still maintained?

The last release was on August 18, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Lightweight Live Ajax Search free?

Lightweight Live Ajax Search is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.