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Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

v2.5
by Mikko Saari · 5.0 (9 reviews)

Template powered live search for any WordPress theme. Compatible with Relevanssi search!

5K+ active installs Updated Aug 13, 2024 Tested to 6.6.2 Requires PHP 7.0
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Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

About Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

Relevanssi Live Ajax Search is a plugin that enables ajax live search for your search forms. It works with the default WordPress search, but works best with the Relevanssi plugin. You can customize the search results and it is available on GitHub for any issues or questions.

Changelog

2.5

  • Security update: if used with the default WP search, this plugin could be used to see private post titles. This is no longer possible. With Relevanssi, this has never been a problem.

2.4

  • New filter hook relevanssi_live_search_template_function lets you override the default template function used to display the results.
  • Removes the unnecessary origin_id parameter.
  • If Relevanssi is active, Live Ajax Search makes sure min_chars cannot be lower than the minimum word length in Relevanssi.
  • When you remove letters from the search terms and go below the min_chars value, the results disappear instead of showing the spinner.

2.3.1

  • Fixes the bugs in search results placement introduced in 2.3.

2.3

  • The messages template is no longer loaded with AJAX. Instead, it is included in the JS localization. If you want to load it with AJAX, have the relevanssi_live_ajax_search_ajax_messages filter hook return true.
  • If the parent element is set with the rlv-parentel attribute and located away from the input field, the results will be placed under the parent element and not under the input field.
  • If the window is resized and that makes the search form hidden, the search results will also be removed.

2.2

  • The search form now also responds to the input event, which makes the search respond to context menu paste.
  • You can now override the default messages template by placing your custom template in the relevanssi-live-ajax-search directory in your theme.
  • New filter hook relevanssi_live_search_messages_template can be used to filter the messages template.
  • The filter hook relevanssi_live_search_get_template_part has an extra parameter for the context of the template: it can be results or messages, depending which template is loaded.

2.1

  • Stops errors when editing a page with a Gutenberg search block in it.
  • New parameter static_offset helps when the JS counts the result box offset wrong. Setting this to false may solve these problems.
  • Fixes missing spinners: spinners only appeared in the first search form of the page.

2.0.1

  • Renames the has-spinner class to rlv-has-spinner to avoid collisions with other plugins.
  • Include an updated version of spinner SCSS in the plugin instead of getting an outdated version from npm.

2.0.0

  • The relevanssi_live_search_control_plugins_during_search functionality has been removed.
  • The search now uses a CSS spinner instead of the old Javascript spinner.
  • Improved accessibility: the instructions for screen reader users are moved from the aria-label parameter to a separate span element that is hidden from sight.

1.2.2

  • Fixes the relevanssi_live_search_base_styles filter hook, which was in reverse: now it works as expected and disables styles when you give it false.

1.2.1

  • Adds automatic hijack for WooCommerce product search form.

1.2.0

  • The way this plugin uses query_posts() can lead to problems (for example with WPML). It is now possible to use a new WP_Query instead, which is safer.
  • New filter hook relevanssi_live_search_mode controls which mode is used: query_posts (the default value) is the old way, any other value uses WP_Query.
  • There’s a new template file search-results-query.php. This template is used for the WP_Query method.

1.1.0

  • Improved accessibility: screen reader users get better notifications of what’s happening.
  • Improved accessibility: the default location for the search results is now the next tab stop from the search form, within div#rlvlive_1.
  • Removes JQuery migration deprecation warnings.
  • The search results now show the total number of results found. These changes are in the default template, so if you’re using a custom template, check the default template.
  • New filter hook relevanssi_live_search_status_location controls where the total is displayed (‘before’, ‘after’ or nowhere for any other value, in which case only the screen reader status is added).
  • New filter hook relevanssi_live_search_add_result_div controls whether an extra div is added for the results.
  • If Relevanssi is available, searches that find no results show ‘Did you mean’ suggestions.

1.0.0

  • First version based on the version 1.6.1 of SearchWP Live Ajax Search.

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