Title: Ninoxa Live Search
Author: Mohammad Anbarestany
Published: <strong>May 7, 2026</strong>
Last modified: May 11, 2026

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# Ninoxa Live Search

 By [Mohammad Anbarestany](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macse2/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ninoxa-live-search.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninoxa-live-search/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninoxa-live-search/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninoxa-live-search/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninoxa-live-search/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ninoxa-live-search/)

## Description

Ninoxa Live Search adds an accessible, real-time AJAX-powered live search to your
WordPress site. It supports multilingual sites via Polylang and WPML.

 * Use a standard WordPress search form; results appear below the input.
 * Min query: 3 chars. Shows up to 10 results + a “More results…” link.
 * Manage plugin options from the **Ninoxa Live Search** admin menu.
 * The default shortcut is **Ctrl + /**, and you can replace it with your own key
   combination or disable it completely.

Features:
 * Real-time search results as you type * AJAX-powered with nonce security*
Polylang and WPML compatible * Accessible (ARIA attributes) * Configurable keyboard
shortcut * Lightweight and fast

### Keyboard Shortcuts

 * **Ctrl + /** by default: Focus the Ninoxa Live Search input
 * Keyboard shortcut can be customized or disabled from the Ninoxa Live Search admin
   menu
 * **Arrow Up/Down**: Navigate through search results
 * **Enter**: Select highlighted result
 * **Escape**: Close search results
 * **Tab**: Close search results and move focus

## Installation

 1. Upload the `ninoxa-live-search` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. The live search will be automatically enabled on your site.
 4. Configure options from the Ninoxa Live Search admin menu.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin support multilingual sites?

Yes. It supports both Polylang and WPML.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Ninoxa Live Search” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Mohammad Anbarestany ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macse2/)

[Translate “Ninoxa Live Search” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ninoxa-live-search)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ninoxa-live-search/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ninoxa-live-search/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ninoxa-live-search/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ninoxa-live-search/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Admin menu and settings for Keyboard shortcut customization.

#### 1.0.8

 * Fixed text domain to match plugin slug.
 * Improved input sanitization.
 * Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() calls.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [ajax search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ajax-search/)[live search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/live-search/)
   [search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninoxa-live-search/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Mohammad Anbarestany ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macse2/)

## Support

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