Search & Filter

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

With 50,000 active installs the plugin has a solid user base, though it is dwarfed by alternatives like Custom Post Type UI at 1,000,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

An update on 2025-12-14 and confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.9.4 indicates the developer is actively maintaining the plugin.

User Rating

14/15

A 90 out of 100 rating from 175 reviewers is strong and suggests most users are happy with the result.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened in the tracked window, which is a positive signal but also means there is no recent evidence of how the developer handles user issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks here: tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and a low minimum requirement of WordPress 3.5 gives it very wide compatibility.

Scores higher than 88% of indexed plugins

About

Search and Filtering for Custom Posts, Categories, Tags, Taxonomies, Post Dates and Post Types

Active Installs 50k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-22 10:29am GMT

Requires WordPress 3.5+

Tested Up To 7.1

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: October 7, 2025

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What It Does

Search & Filter adds front-end search and filtering controls to any WordPress site, letting visitors narrow posts, custom post types, categories, tags, taxonomies, and post dates using shortcodes or blocks. It works without requiring custom code, making it practical for building faceted search interfaces on directories, catalogues, and archives.

Who It's For

This plugin is well suited for site owners running content directories, real estate listings, job boards, event calendars, or WooCommerce-style catalogues that need visitors to filter by multiple taxonomies and post types on a single page. It is also a reasonable choice for bloggers who want richer category and tag filtering beyond WordPress defaults.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a basic keyword search replacement or you want advanced features like weighted relevance ranking, fuzzy matching, or PDF and document indexing, look elsewhere. Sites on managed hosts with strict security review processes may also want to confirm PHP requirements directly, since the plugin does not declare a minimum PHP version.

The Bottom Line

Search & Filter scores 80.58 out of 100 on PluginCheck and delivers exactly what its name promises: reliable front-end taxonomy and post type filtering without code. It is a sensible default for directory style sites, though anyone needing premium search relevance features should pair it with Relevanssi or choose a more search focused alternative.

Related Plugins

Custom Post Type UI 88/100

Pick this instead if your primary need is registering and managing custom post types and taxonomies rather than building the front-end filter UI.

YMC Filter 86/100

Pick this instead if you want a more visual, grid based filtering experience and are willing to trade off a much smaller install base.

Relevanssi 85/100

Pick this instead if your problem is search result quality, since Relevanssi replaces WordPress search with relevance ranking, fuzzy matching, and index controls.

Ivory Search 85/100

Pick this instead if you mainly want to add and customize WordPress search forms in menus and widgets rather than taxonomy based faceted filtering.

Search Regex 84/100

Pick this instead if you need an admin tool to search and replace content across your database, not a front-end filtering widget for visitors.