FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce

85 Quality Score

Active Installs

23/30

With 100,000 active installs and a popularity score of 75, FiboSearch has a strong user base though it trails plugins like WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway at 700,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

The maintenance score of 100 reflects the recent update on 2026-09-07 and consistent activity, indicating an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 rating from 1,814 reviewers signals overwhelmingly positive user satisfaction, one of the strongest rating profiles in the WooCommerce search category.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50 with only 3 threads on record, 2 of which are resolved, which is a small sample size that makes it hard to gauge responsiveness under heavier load.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full compatibility marks for WordPress 7.1 and PHP 7.4 requirements confirm the plugin works cleanly with current and recent environments.

Scores higher than 95% of indexed plugins

About

The most popular WooCommerce product search plugin. Gives your users a well-designed advanced AJAX search bar with live search suggestions.

Active Installs 100k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-09-07 8:51am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

8 known vulnerabilities, all patched

8 Medium

Most recent: August 25, 2026

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FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce < 1.34.1 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure Medium

August 25, 2026 Patched in ["1.34.1"] CVE-2026-16612

FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce <= 1.33.0 - Authenticated (Shop manager+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 5, 2026 Patched in ["1.34.0"] CVE-2026-28179

FiboSearch <= 1.32.1 - Missing Authorization Medium

January 7, 2026 Patched in ["1.32.2"] CVE-2025-47444

FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce <= 1.32.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via thegem_te_search Shortcode Medium

December 19, 2025 Patched in ["1.32.1"] CVE-2025-14298

Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get Medium

July 18, 2023 Patched in ["1.25.0"] CVE-2023-33999

FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce <= 1.23.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 8, 2023 Patched in ["1.24.0"] CVE-2023-2450

FiboSearch <= 1.17.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

May 16, 2022 Patched in ["1.17.0"] CVE-2022-1469

Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks Medium

March 4, 2022 Patched in ["1.17.0"] CVE-2022-4974

What It Does

FiboSearch replaces WooCommerce's default product search with an AJAX-powered search bar that delivers live suggestions as users type. It supports searching by product title, SKU, content, and categories, giving shoppers faster access to inventory without a full page reload. The plugin also handles synonyms, fuzzy matching, and mobile-friendly layouts out of the box.

Who It's For

This plugin is ideal for WooCommerce store owners with 50+ products whose customers have complained about not being able to find items through the default WordPress search. It is especially useful for stores with large or complex catalogues where customers search by SKU, part number, or specific attributes rather than browsing categories.

Who Should Skip It

Stores with fewer than 20 products or those whose customers primarily browse rather than search will see minimal benefit and can rely on the default WooCommerce search. Developers building fully custom search experiences with Elasticsearch or Algolia will also want to skip this in favour of those specialised solutions.

The Bottom Line

FiboSearch delivers exactly what it promises: a faster, smarter WooCommerce product search with strong ratings and active maintenance. It is a safe, well-supported choice for any store where search usability is a real concern. Just confirm the support channels match your expectations before relying on it for mission-critical stores.

Pick this instead when your priority is generating product feeds for Google Shopping, Facebook, and other channels rather than on-site search.

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 90/100

Choose FIFU if you need to set external images as featured images for products, a completely different function from search.

Payment Plugins for PayPal WooCommerce 88/100

Select this alternative when you need PayPal payment processing integrated with WooCommerce rather than improved product search.

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 88/100

Go with this plugin when your goal is collecting and displaying product reviews, not improving site search.

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 88/100

Choose the official Stripe gateway if you need card payments processed through Stripe, an entirely different concern from search.