ProSearch

Hi Sayna,

Thank you for your kind words and for using our plugin. We really appreciate your feedback and suggestion.

Yes, the icon-only search button with a popup / drop-in search form is already under development and planned for a future update. We agree that this feature can greatly improve the user experience, especially on mobile devices.

Your suggestion is valuable to us, and we’re actively working to make the search experience more modern and convenient. Please stay tuned for upcoming releases.

Thanks again for your support and for sharing your idea with us.

Hi,

Our plugin currently works with its own built-in search field and does not support integrating its search functionality into a custom or existing search bar.

However, the plugin’s search bar is quite similar in structure to your current one. With some minor CSS adjustments, it can be styled to closely match your site’s existing design without significantly affecting the overall layout.

Thank you for reaching out and for using our plugin—we truly appreciate your support! If you need any help with the styling or have further questions, feel free to let us know. We’re always happy to assist.

Hi Paolo,

Thank you for reaching out and for using ProSearch for WooCommerce — we truly appreciate it.

At the moment, there isn’t a built-in option to exclude subcategories from the Ajax search results. However, you can achieve this behavior using a custom filter.

Please try one of the following code snippets, depending on your preferred result:

1. Hide all subcategories (show only parent categories):

add_filter('mpsfw_search_results_categories', 'mpsfw_search_results_categories');
function mpsfw_search_results_categories($result_array){

    if (!empty($result_array['product_cat'])) {

        $parent_categories = array_filter($result_array['product_cat'], function ($cat) {
            return isset($cat['parent']) && $cat['parent'] == 0;
        });

        $result_array['product_cat'] = array_values($parent_categories);
    }

    return $result_array;
}

2. Hide subcategories but display their top-level parent category instead:

add_filter('mpsfw_search_results_categories', 'mpsfw_search_results_categories');
function mpsfw_search_results_categories($result_array){

    if (!empty($result_array['product_cat'])) {

        $unique_parents = [];

        foreach ($result_array['product_cat'] as $cat) {

            $parent_id = $cat['id'];

            // Find top-level parent
            while ($cat['parent'] != 0) {
                $parent_term = get_term($cat['parent'], 'product_cat');

                if (!$parent_term || is_wp_error($parent_term)) {
                    break;
                }

                $parent_id = $parent_term->term_id;
                $cat['parent'] = $parent_term->parent;
            }

            // Get full parent term data
            $top_parent = get_term($parent_id, 'product_cat');

            if ($top_parent && !is_wp_error($top_parent)) {

                // Add only unique parents
                if (!isset($unique_parents[$top_parent->term_id])) {
                    $unique_parents[$top_parent->term_id] = [
                        'name'   => $top_parent->name,
                        'id'     => $top_parent->term_id,
                        'slug'   => $top_parent->slug,
                        'count'  => $top_parent->count,
                        'link'   => get_term_link($top_parent),
                        'excerpt'=> $top_parent->description,
                        'parent' => $top_parent->parent,
                    ];
                }
            }
        }

        $result_array['product_cat'] = array_values($unique_parents);
    }

    return $result_array;
}

We hope this helps!
Please feel free to let us know if you need any further assistance.

Best regards,
ProSearch Support Team