PowerStack – Admin Search and Quick Navigation

Description

PowerStack Admin Search adds a modern command palette to WordPress, allowing administrators to instantly search posts, pages, users, settings, WooCommerce products and WooCommerce orders from a single interface.

Open the command palette using Cmd+K on macOS or Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux and navigate your WordPress dashboard without touching the mouse. PowerStack helps teams work faster by providing a centralized search experience across WordPress and WooCommerce.

Whether you manage a blog, business website, online store or agency project, PowerStack reduces admin navigation time and improves productivity with a keyboard-first workflow.

Website

https://powerstackwp.com

WooCommerce Compatibility

PowerStack is compatible with WooCommerce, including WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS), allowing you to search orders and products directly from the command palette.

Features

  • Open the command palette using Cmd+K or Ctrl+K.
  • Search WordPress posts and pages instantly.
  • Search WooCommerce products directly from the command palette.
  • Search WooCommerce orders with HPOS support.
  • Search users and WordPress settings.
  • Navigate results using keyboard shortcuts.
  • Fuzzy search support for faster matching.
  • Lightweight and performance focused.
  • Built using WordPress APIs and capability checks.
  • WooCommerce HPOS compatible.

Privacy Policy

PowerStack Admin Search collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the plugin and provide better features. We do not collect any personal information, user data, or site content.

What we collect:
– Anonymous site identifier (random UUID)
– Plugin version
– Activation, deactivation, and uninstall events
– Daily heartbeat to track active installations

What we don’t collect:
– Personal information (names, emails, etc.)
– Site content or data
– IP addresses
– WooCommerce data
– Customer information

Data Usage:
The collected data is used solely for:
– Understanding plugin adoption and usage patterns
– Identifying and fixing issues
– Planning future features and improvements
– Maintaining plugin compatibility

Opt-out:
You can disable telemetry tracking by adding the following line to your wp-config.php file:
define( ‘POWERSTACK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY’, true );

This will completely disable all data collection from your site.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Palette Controls

  • Cmd + K or Ctrl + K — Open or close the command palette.
  • Up Arrow () and Down Arrow () — Navigate search results.
  • Enter — Open the selected result.
  • Escape (Esc) — Close the command palette.

Screenshots

  • Open the command palette with Ctrl+K and search across WordPress instantly.
  • Find WooCommerce orders in seconds.
  • Search WooCommerce products directly from the command palette.
  • Search users, pages and settings from a single interface.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin ZIP file through the WordPress Plugins Add New Upload Plugin screen, or install it directly from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
  3. Open any WordPress admin page.
  4. Press Cmd+K (macOS) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) to open the command palette.

FAQ

Does this plugin require WooCommerce?

No. The plugin works with WordPress admin navigation and content search. WooCommerce search features become available automatically when WooCommerce is active.

Is WooCommerce HPOS supported?

Yes. The plugin is compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS).

What keyboard shortcut opens the command palette?

Use Cmd+K on macOS or Ctrl+K on Windows and Linux.

Can I search WordPress settings and admin pages?

Yes. PowerStack allows you to quickly find and open WordPress admin pages, settings screens and dashboard menus from a single command palette.

Does the plugin affect website performance?

No. PowerStack is designed to be lightweight and only loads inside the WordPress admin area. It does not affect frontend performance.

Who should use PowerStack Admin Search?

PowerStack is ideal for WordPress administrators, WooCommerce store managers, developers, agencies and anyone who wants faster dashboard navigation.

Reviews

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Contributors & Developers

“PowerStack – Admin Search and Quick Navigation” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Changelog

1.0.1

  • Improvement: Added hierarchical context display – search results now show parent menu (e.g., “WooCommerce” below “Orders”) for better navigation clarity.
  • Fix: Resolved duplicate search results issue by implementing URL-only deduplication logic.
  • Improvement: Enhanced command palette animation smoothness by removing 3D rotation transforms and simplifying animations.
  • Improvement: Enhanced UI with better line-height and word-break handling for improved readability.
  • Fix: Filtered out invalid menu items with trailing numbers to prevent false results.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
  • Admin command palette functionality.
  • WordPress menu search support.
  • Post and page search support.
  • WooCommerce product search support.
  • WooCommerce order search support.
  • WooCommerce HPOS compatibility.