Name: Smart Search — Instant On-Site Search for WordPress
Brand: Megastore76
SKU: mss-plugin-v1
Price: 19 GBP
Availability: InStock

Smart Search — Instant On-Site Search for WordPress

£19.00

A floating search widget that finds posts and products instantly, as visitors type — no page reload, no dead-end “0 results” screen. Install in 2 minutes, no coding required.

Visitors who can’t find it, don’t buy it

WordPress’s built-in search is slow, ugly, and only searches posts — never your WooCommerce products. Every visitor who hits it and gives up is a sale or a pageview you’ll never see in your analytics. Smart Search fixes that with a single floating icon that opens an instant, live-typing search modal covering your entire catalog: blog posts and store products, together, ranked and shown with a thumbnail, an excerpt, and — optionally — the price.

Smart Search vs. the alternatives

Feature	Default WordPress Search	Typical Search Plugins	Smart Search
Live results as you type	✗ (reload required)	Sometimes	✓ (300ms live)
Searches products and posts together	✗	Rarely	✓
Shows thumbnail + excerpt + price	✗	Varies	✓
Floating icon, zero theme editing	✗	Varies	✓
Setup time	—	15–30 min	Under 2 minutes
Ongoing cost	Free	Often subscription	One-time payment

What’s inside

Floating search icon (choose the corner) that opens an instant modal — works on any theme, no template edits
Live, debounced search as the visitor types (min. 2 characters, 300ms delay — fast without hammering your server)
Searches posts and WooCommerce products together, up to 8 results, each with thumbnail, excerpt snippet, and a type badge
Optional price display on product results (your call — toggle on or off)
`[megastore76_search]` shortcode to embed the same search box inline anywhere — a page, a widget, a header
Full control panel: which post types are searchable, result count, placeholder text, icon position, and colors to match your brand

FAQ

Will it slow my site down? No — search runs through a lightweight REST endpoint only when the visitor is actively typing, and results are capped and debounced.

Does it work with my theme? Yes. It’s a self-contained floating widget — it doesn’t touch your theme’s template files.

Can I turn off product search and just search posts (or vice versa)? Yes, both are independent toggles in Settings.

Do I need to know code to install it? No. Upload the zip through Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, activate, and configure from the Settings menu.

Honesty note: this is a single-site license for one WordPress installation. It’s a self-contained plugin with no ongoing subscription — future feature updates aren’t automatic, so if you’d like a newer version down the line, just get in touch.