YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

93 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 60 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

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

Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Milo Kavazaki

   8mo ago

   Unfortunately no support even on the paid version. Completely ignored. This search solution removes your products from search if they are updated. You have to manually re-index the catalog anytime you make a change. Devs say this is by design and will not fix their horrible coding solution – even if you purchased several licenses. Tested on diffrent websites and diffrent version but no luck yet.

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2. ★★★★★ domagron

   1.3y ago

   This plugin does not replace your existing search bar without altering your theme. You can only use shortcodes. So you will end up having two search bars – one native to your theme which as standard woo functionality and the one you add by shortcode. I tried reach out out to them, but they had no desire to modify their plugin to make one that will actually work. There is another plugin on on the depository that does replace your theme’s search bar automatically and I recommend you search for that one rather than waste your time with this one.

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3. ★★★★★ emva666

   2.0y ago

   Unfortunately no support even on the paid version. Completely ignored.

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4. ★★★★★ hjit

   2.1y ago

   This search solution removes your products from search if they are updated. You have to manually re-index the catalog anytime you make a change. Devs say this is by design and will not fix their horrible coding solution – even if you purchased several licenses.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ mailchef

   3.1y ago

   It functions but the widget title has it’s own style and not using Standard style. Element Backgrounds are plain white. No option to change it other than making own CSS code for Theme. I wish they would offer a Tag cloud for tag search. I love YITH though as they have great looking UI, a lot of useful addons but in detail they lack options and some crucial functions.

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6. ★★★★★ Sia

   5.3y ago

   useful options and tools. but here is the issue : 1.you cant design the search box like remove button , put a magnifier or any icon you want. 2.you cant design the search box background color.even with css code. Because the plugin WONT Listen to you AT ALL. 3.you cant design borders. 4.you cant make an automatic search. This topic was modified 5 years ago by Sia.

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7. ★★★★★ yanabg

   5.5y ago

   Does Not Work for SKU

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8. ★★★★★ smith33

   6.5y ago

   The plugin is deliberately undercooked to get you to pay extortionate prices for their Pro versions which are ludicrously priced – $1000 a year lol You look back through the reviews here and most of the 5* reviews are from a few years ago and were made by YITH staff members. How is this even allowed to manipulate the ratings like this? A look through the other reviews of their plugins on wordpress.org shows a similar story. 5* reviews by YITH’s own team. Stay clear. Any company manipulating their own reviews like that are not to be trusted. And shame on WordPress own team for turning a blind eye to this company.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.26.0 New: support for WooCommerce 11.0 2.26.0
2. — Version 2.25.0 New: support for WooCommerce 10.9 2.25.0
3. — Version 2.24.0 New: support for WooCommerce 10.8 2.24.0
4. — Version 2.23.0 New: support for WordPress 7.0 New: support for WooCommerce 10.7 Update: YITH plugin framework 2.23.0
5. — Version 2.22.0 New: support for WooCommerce 10.6 Update: YITH plugin framework 2.22.0
6. — Version 2.21.0 New: support for WooCommerce 10.5 Update: YITH plugin framework 2.21.0

All 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.30.0). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 7.2 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search <= 2.28.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-09-24 CVE-2026-96352 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.28.0 Patched in 2.28.1
2. Patched High · 7.5 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search <= 2.8.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2024-09-30 CVE-2024-47350 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.8.0 Patched in 2.8.1
3. Patched Medium · 6.4 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search <= 2.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-09-02 CVE-2024-7846 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.0 Patched in 2.7.1
4. Patched High · 7.2 YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search <= 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-05-23 CVE-2024-4455 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4.0 Patched in 2.4.1
5. Patched High · 7.1 YITH plugins by YITHEMES <= (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization ↗
   2022-11-11 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.25.0 Patched in 1.25.1
6. Patched Medium · 4.3 YITH plugins by YITHEMES <= (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-11-11 CVE-2022-44630 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.25.0 Patched in 1.25.1
7. Patched Medium · 4.3 YIT Plugin Framework <= 3.3.8 - Authenticated Settings Change ↗
   2019-10-31 CVE-2019-16251 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6.9 Patched in 1.7.1

Translated into 56 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Plus 32 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-27 40K+ → 30K+ down after 644 days in tier
2. 2024-07-22 50K+ → 40K+ down after 22 days in tier
3. 2024-06-30 60K+ → 50K+ down after 14 days in tier
4. 2024-06-16 70K+ → 60K+ down after 387 days in tier
5. 2023-05-26 80K+ → 70K+ down after 896 days in tier
6. 2020-12-11 70K+ → 80K+ up after 171 days in tier
7. 2020-06-23 80K+ → 70K+ down after 337 days in tier
8. 2019-07-22 90K+ → 80K+ down after 202 days in tier

Competes with

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YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search: 30K+ active installs, 3.0★ (42 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/yith-woocommerce-ajax-search