Title: Ajax Load More for SearchWP Author: Darren Cooney Published: November 23, 2016 Last modified: June 5, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2848163) ![](https://ps.w.org/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2848163) # Ajax Load More for SearchWP By [Darren Cooney](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dcooney/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp.1.0.5.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/) ## Description **Ajax Load More for SearchWP** is a tiny extension that provides the functionality for returning [SearchWP](https://searchwp.com) query results to [Ajax Load More](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more/) for infinite scrolling. The extension works by providing a connection point between Ajax Load More and SearchWP and is available for users running at least Ajax Load More 2.13.0 and SearchWP 2.6.1. #### Implementation Steps 1. Activate plugin. 2. Create Ajax Load More shortcode with a unique ID parameter. 3. Add custom `alm_query_args` filter to your theme functions.php – [Learn More](https://connekthq.com/plugins/ajax-load-more/extensions/searchwp/#how-it-works). **[View Documentation](https://connekthq.com/plugins/ajax-load-more/extensions/searchwp/)** ## Installation #### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area 3. Select `ajax-load-more-for-searchwp.zip` from your computer 4. Click ‘Install Now’ 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard #### Using FTP 1. Download `ajax-load-more-searchwp.zip`. 2. Extract the `ajax-load-more-for-searchwp` directory to your computer. 3. Upload the `ajax-load-more-for-searchwp` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 4. Ensure Ajax Load More is installed prior to activating the plugin. 5. Activate the plugin in the WP plugin dashboard. ## FAQ ### What version of SearchWP is this plugin compatible with? Requires SearchWP > 2.6.1 ### How does this work? This extensions works by using the [alm_query_args](https://connekthq.com/plugins/ajax-load-more/docs/filter-hooks/#alm_query_args) filter to pass values to the SWP_Query and then back to Ajax Load More. [View Example](https://gist.github.com/dcooney/54bed833e51d862e204337cc7a0e18a1) ### How do I pass a search term to SearchWP You can pass search term to your Ajax Load More shortcode. [ajax_load_more search =”My Search Query” id=”searchwp”] ### Can I choose my SearchWP search engine? Yes, when you add your `alm_query_args` filter, you can specify a search engine. $engine = ‘my_custom_engine’; ### How do I highlight the search term in the search results? In your Ajax Load More Repeater Template you can do the following, which uses the [SearchWP Highlighter](https://searchwp.com/documentation/classes/searchwp-highlighter/). global $post; $excerpt = get_the_excerpt( $post ); echo alm_searchwp_highlight( $excerpt, $args ); ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db38492748d4aa2ce86998bcd369c2ecf0dc4205716a3091fee8024874f97fa8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Plugin..](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-3500/)󠁿 [rajeevglocify](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rajeevglocify/) April 10, 2019 Good Plugin.. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee111aee2007ae08bb64d74f865fefb83edc6d677b4321b93cc2d71ffee31cfd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-4416/)󠁿 [apmeyer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/apmeyer/) October 4, 2017 Does exactly what’s supposed to do. Thanks for adding this extension! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Ajax Load More for SearchWP” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Darren Cooney ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dcooney/) * [ connekthq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/connekthq/) “Ajax Load More for SearchWP” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Ajax Load More for SearchWP” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.5 – June 5, 2025 * NEW: Adding Ajax Load More as a required plugin. * UPDATE: Code cleanup, readme and WP tested version. #### 1.0.4 – November 16, 2024 * FIX: Replace SWP_Query with SearchWP\Query #### 1.0.3 – November 11, 2024 * UPDATE: Readme, contributors, WordPress tested version. #### 1.0.2 – April 17, 2021 * UPDATE – Added support for highlighting the search term in SearchWP results with Ajax Load More. See plugin FAQs. #### 1.0.1 – November 28, 2016 * UPDATE – Updating SWP_Query to only return post IDs. #### 1.0 – November 25, 2016 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.5** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp) * Tags * [ajax load more](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ajax-load-more/)[infinite scroll](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/infinite-scroll/) [search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)[search results](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-results/) [searchwp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/searchwp/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ajax-load-more-for-searchwp/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Darren Cooney ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dcooney/) * [ connekthq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/connekthq/) ## Support Got something to say? 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