Fast Fuzzy Search – WordPress & WooCommerce Live Search
Tired of slow or irrelevant WordPress search results?
Fast Fuzzy Search replaces the default WordPress search with an instant, typo-friendly search bar that works out of the box. Built for WooCommerce, blogs, documentation portals, and custom post types.
The plugin includes a REST API endpoint for cache-plugin compatibility, a file-based search index with configurable expiration, and Alpine.js-driven reactive UI with zero external CDN dependencies.
Features
- Live AJAX Search — Instant results as the visitor types, no page reload.
- Typo-Tolerant Fuzzy Engine — Powered by uFuzzy. “blu cap” still finds “blue cap”.
- WooCommerce Integration — Search by name, SKU, category, tags, and attributes. Shows prices and thumbnails inline.
- 10 Built-In Themes — Minimal Light, Minimal Dark, Material Light, Material Dark, Glassmorphic, Brutal, Iris, Crisp, Terracotta, Editorial. Each fully styled with hover, focus, and selected states.
- Custom Aesthetic Editor (Pro) — Inline CSS editor in the admin panel. Select any built-in theme as a base, and custimize.
- Primary Color Customization — All themes use the configured primary color via CSS custom properties. No hardcoded colors.
- Multiple Trigger Types — Floating icon button, text button, search field, or hybrid input-button.
- Auto Mode + Shortcode — Render sitewide via
wp_body_openor embed manually with[fast_fuzzy_search]. - Post-Type Filters — Show/hide filter chips above results. Exclude content types from indexing.
- Smart File Cache — Search index stored as a flat JSON file in
wp-content/cache/. Configurable expiration. - REST API Endpoint —
POST /wp-json/fast-fuzzy-search/v1/searchfor cache-plugin compatibility. Falls back toadmin-ajax.php. - Polylang Compatible — Works with multilingual sites using Polylang.
- Custom Post Type Support — Indexes all public post types by default.
- Zero External Dependencies — All assets (Alpine.js, uFuzzy, CSS) are self-hosted. No CDNs, no trackers.
Why Fast Fuzzy Search?
- Instant AJAX Results — Lightning-fast feedback as you type
- Typo-Tolerant Matching — “blu cap” still finds “blue cap”
- Fully Self-Hosted — 100% of your data stays on your server
- Zero Configuration — Install, activate, and go
- Works with Polylang — Multilingual for Latin script languages
- Lightweight & Performant — Optimized for 50,000+ posts
- 10 Built-In Themes — Drop-in themes included, plus a custom CSS editor
CSS and JavaScript
uFuzzy – Copyright (c) 2022 Leon Sorokin MIT License: https://github.com/leeoniya/uFuzzy/blob/main/LICENSE Source: https://github.com/leeoniya/uFuzzy
Alpine.js – Copyright © 2019-2021 Caleb Porzio and contributors MIT License: https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine/blob/main/LICENSE.md Source: https://github.com/alpinejs/alpine
