Search with Typesense
by CodeManas · WordPress.org page · Website
Search with Typesense has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 27,827 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.0.
Search with Typesense at a glance
Is Search with Typesense well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- 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
Search with Typesense reviews and ratings
11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Typesense for Static WordPress
This plugin is a gem of a gift to the Wordpress community. Embedding a modern and performant search interface into your website couldn't possibly be easier. The plugin uses the Algolia open-source vanilla JS libraries "InstantSearch.js" and "Autocomplete.js", which communicate with your Typesense server using fetch requests in the browser; no connection to Wordpress needed, and thus fully compatible with static generation. Via their WP-Admin GUI, the software indexes your WP posts and pages as Typesense "documents" and "collections"; while the frontend search interface fetches data direct from your Typesense instance. I used the Typesense provided Docker image to spin up a self-hosted instance; added my instance API keys to the Typesense plugin settings in WP-Admin; indexed 4000+ posts in a couple minutes; added the default shortcode to a test page; ran a SimplyStatic export, and voilà, it works splendidly! Important note for static site generation: Prior to running an index, you'll need to filter the permalink; otherwise the search results will link to your WP: /** * Filter Typesense document data before it is indexed.**/add_filter( 'cm_typesense_data_before_entry', function( $formatted_data, $raw_data, $object_id ) { if ( isset( $formatted_data['permalink'] ) ) { $formatted_data['permalink'] = str_replace( 'wp[dot]example[dot]com', 'example[dot]com', $formatted_data['permalink'] ); } return $formatted_data;}, 10, 3 ); *Wordpress[dot]org doesn't permit URLs in reviews, hence why the [dot] chicanery in the above snippet. Pax et bonum.
James Joseph Finn -
Works exactly as I hoped
This plugin made it very easy to setup Typesense search on my site - couldn't ask for much more!
Derek Ashauer -
Great plugin with awesome support
The search plugin is fantastic and their support is amazing - Thank you.
alan781 -
Huge thanks to Typesense creators
I'm a developer and understand the efforts behind this treasure. WordPress UI and Debugger are also the next levels. Hope we'll get continuous updates.
M Hassam -
Great Support
After purchasing the woocommerce plugin, support answered questions within one business day and solved any issues. This is the best support I've seen for a paid plugin at this price.
beamzen -
Absolutely Golden!
After the install it took me a while to get my self hosting/VPS configured to talk to the website properly but once all settled in, lightning fast results never seen before in Wordpress search. Adios MySql for direct search queries - the bane of all our lives! I was looking for an Elastic Search alternative as Elastic was so intense to set up server side - this plugin sorted it. The server side engine is also nice and lightweight and not smashing resources. Indexing is quick, the front end UI looks great and can be styled if needed. I shall be using this for other projects and looking into it in more detail. Big up to the team, well done guys and look forward to future developments. (ps I shall be purchasing the Woocommerce add on today to test)
dozybee
Details
Lightning fast search for your WordPress site, powered by Typesense.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- autocomplete
- instant search
- lightning fast
- search
- typesense
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- Version
- 2.1.3
- Last updated
- May 27, 2026
- First published
- Jan 4, 2022
- Requires WordPress
- 6.8
- Tested up to
- 7.0.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Search with Typesense FAQ
What does Search with Typesense do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Search with Typesense offers 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 and Template Override for design customizations.
How many active installs does Search with Typesense have?
WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for Search with Typesense as of September 7, 2026.
Is Search with Typesense still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on May 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.0.
Does Search with Typesense have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Search with Typesense are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Search with Typesense free?
Search with Typesense is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.