Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers say it's easy to set up and does the job across posts and WooCommerce, though one long-running user reports being ignored by support for two years.

1. ★★★★★ frankdoherty

   1mo ago

   You can tell from the ease that this app is to setup and use that the developer has spent and continues to spend a lot of time on delevoping, refining, and polishing this app. Many thanks.

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2. ★★★★★ btwebmedia

   2mo ago

   The plugin worked as advertised. When I need additional customization support that were able to help quickly!

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3. ★★★★★ toosweetdealz

   2mo ago

   It works just fine

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4. ★★★★★ ddaneskovic

   3mo ago

   It helps a lot like a searching engine…

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5. ★★★★★ lsnicholls

   3mo ago

   Ivory Search helps my users search through limited/filtered sets of posts, just as it should. I think that the placement of its UI customization options could be improved/de-coupled from current position, because it seems odd especially when working with an FSE theme. WordPress keeps moving where a user might expect to find these options! So, it might be better if all that stuff was in one place, under Ivory Search, rather than Custom CSS being there and other stuff being under Appearance->Customize.

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6. ★★★★★ marshafox1

   3mo ago

   I wanted to add a search icon to my navigation bar on my website. Even though I have Elementor Pro, I was unable to use the search widget. It was locked – not sure why. So I started searching on Google for a solution. The solution was to add a plugin to do the job. I watched a yuotube video that suggested the Ivory Search plugin. It seemed easy enough. I added the plugin and then went into the settings. All I had to do was click on add to Navigation Bar. Then I jst customized it to my liking, and I am very happy. Customers can now search from any page for products. Solved my problem. Thank you for the plugin

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7. ★★★★★ bfbca

   4mo ago

   This is the only plugin I could find with a nice AJAX UI that searches both WooCommerce and regular posts/pages for free. I gave up Advanced Woo Search in favor of this plugin because AWS searched Woo products only at the free tier. Thank you for making this plugin!

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8. ★★★★★ sinisas

   4mo ago

   I asked support several times during past 2 Years to fix one problem. I was just ignored. If plugin works in your case, that’s fine. But if you run on the problem – forget support.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.5.16 Updated – Freemius SDK 2.13.2 Fixed – Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings 5.5.16
2. — Version 5.5.15 Updated – Freemius SDK 2.13.1 Fixed – Class “IS_Admin” is missing error 5.5.15
3. — Version 5.5.14 Improved – Plugin translation 5.5.14
4. — Version 5.5.13 Updated – Freemius SDK 2.13.0 Fixed – Limited to only admin users what post type can be displayed in admin area. 5.5.13
5. — Version 5.5.12 Updated – Freemius SDK 2.12.2 Fixed – Legacy JavaScript issue by updating simplebar version to 6.3.2 5.5.12
6. — Version 5.5.11 Fixed – Uncaught Error: Call to a member function is_index_search() on null 5.5.11

15 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Ivory Search <= 5.5.15 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_title' and 'menu_magnifier_color' Settings ↗
   2026-06-26 CVE-2026-11356 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.5.15 Patched in 5.5.16
2. Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.5.8 Patched in 5.5.9
3. Medium · 4.4 Ivory Search <= 5.5.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_gcse' and 'nothing_found_text' Parameters ↗
   2026-01-27 CVE-2026-1053 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.5.13 Patched in 5.5.14
4. Medium · 5.3 Ivory Search <= 5.5.12 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-09-28 CVE-2025-63069 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.5.12 Patched in 5.5.13
5. Medium · 4.4 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-27 CVE-2025-5209 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.5.9 Patched in 5.5.10
6. Medium · 5.3 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.6 - Information Exposure via AJAX Search Form ↗
   2024-09-04 CVE-2024-6835 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.5.6 Patched in 5.5.7
7. Medium · 4.3 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Index Creation ↗
   2024-04-12 CVE-2024-3233 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.5.5 Patched in 5.5.6
8. Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects 4.0 - 5.5.1 Patched in 5.5.2
9. Medium · 6.1 Ivory Search <= 5.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-07-04 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.4.6 Patched in 5.4.7
10. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
    2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 5.4.4 Patched in 5.4.4
11. Medium · 4.8 Ivory Search <= 5.4 - Multiple Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-01-10 CVE-2021-25105 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.4 Patched in 5.4.1
12. Medium · 6.4 Ivory Search <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-11-02 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.7.1 Patched in 4.8
13. Medium · 6.1 Ivory Search <= 4.6.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-10-01 CVE-2021-36869 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.6.6 Patched in 4.7
14. Medium · 6.1 Ivory Search <= 4.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting ↗
    2021-03-30 CVE-2021-24234 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.6 Patched in 4.6.1
15. Medium · 6.1 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 4.5.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-02-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.5.10 Patched in 4.5.11

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 21 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-05-16 90K+ → 100K+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2023-05-15 100K+ → 90K+ down after 5 days in tier
3. 2023-05-10 90K+ → 100K+ up after 11 days in tier
4. 2023-04-29 100K+ → 90K+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2023-04-26 90K+ → 100K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Jetpack Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin: 100K+ active installs, 4.9★ (1,560 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/add-search-to-menu