Adding a Autocomplete search box or Suggestive search box using Ajax or JQuery to the website or blog is always a good idea. When the user search for something the search bx suggests a list of posts based on the search term the user enters. Something similar to Google Autocomplete suggestive search. This will help the user or reader of your blog to easily find the content they are searching for.
If your blog platform is wordpress there are a number of WordPress plugins which offers the search autocomplete feature are available. Few of them are providing pretty good features like suggesting not only relevant words or phrases but the relevent post title and descriptions (like the Dave’s WordPress Live Search) also. Find below a list of such plugins that you can download and configure for your wordpress blog.
Top 5 WordPress Autocomplete Search plugins
1. Enhanced Search Box
This plugin adds adds un-obtrusive Javascript functionality to the basic search box and is built using jQuery and includes jQuery 1.3.2 from the Google AJAX Libraries API. The plugin allows control over the default search box text from the WordPress Admin and it clears the default search text when the search box is focused.
Get Enhanced Search Box
2. Live Search Popup
This plugin adds live search with an Ajax popup to the default search box. It can be used as a widget or directly as a PHP call in the theme.
Get Live Search
3. Dave’s WordPress Live Search
Dave’s WordPress Live Search adds “live search” functionality to your WordPress site. As visitors type words into your WordPress site’s search box, the plugin continually queries WordPress, looking for search results that match what the user has typed so far. This plugin is compatible with the xLanguage plugin for internationalization (i18n) of search results.
Get Dave’s WordPress Live Search
4. Google Ajax Search
This Google Ajax Search plugin adds a Google AJAX Search box on your site. The plugin options include searching your site through Google Blog Search and/or straight up Google, a second search. You will need an API key from Google Ajax search first.
Get Google Ajax Search
5. ThreeWP Ajax Search
ThreeWP Ajax Search enables ajax searches for content. ThreeWP Ajax Search is another good plugin to add ajax autocomplete or suggestive search to your wordpress blog or site. This plugin works right out of the box be can be customized using options, CSS and jQuery customizations.
Get ThreeWP Ajax Search
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Hi ,
I have s:file upload tag in my jsp.and one sx:autocompleter tag.
if i change the element in sx:autocompleter the ajax to work.
But the s:file tag is preventing not to work ajax properly.
Can you give me some idea.Pls…..
Im trying this for past one week…..
Thanks in advance.