Title: Search Attributes for WooCommerce Author: Aslam Doctor Published: March 2, 2021 Last modified: April 26, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250.jpg? rev=2716606) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev =2716606) # Search Attributes for WooCommerce By [Aslam Doctor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamdoctor/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce.1.3.6.zip) * [Details](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/) ## Description Search Attributes for WooCommerce is a WordPress Plugin that enables Product search form to look into Product Attribute Names. E.g. as show in plugin screenshots, you can search products using color name. Another useful example is, you can search products using Brand name if you have Brands assigned as attributes. To use this plugin, please make sure that Woocommerce is installed and Activated. ### Important Notes 1. The plugin may not effect in case you are using some other product search related plugin for woocommerce. 2. Choose your attributes carefully, because the more attributes you choose, the more it will effect on the search speed. ### Contribute If you want to fix a bug in the plugin or add new features, feel free to fork this [github repo](https://github.com/aslamdoctor/search-attributes-for-woocommerce) and follow the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file in the github repo for guidelines. ## Screenshots [⌊Search result for color "red" before activating plugin⌉⌊Search result for color" red" before activating plugin⌉[ Search result for color “red” before activating plugin [⌊Enable plugin for "Color" attribute⌉⌊Enable plugin for "Color" attribute⌉[ Enable plugin for “Color” attribute [⌊Search result for color "red" after activating plugin⌉⌊Search result for color" red" after activating plugin⌉[ Search result for color “red” after activating plugin ## Installation 1. Go to your admin area and select Plugins -> Add new from the menu. 2. Search for “Search Attributes for WooCommerce”. 3. Click install. 4. Click activate. If woocommrce is not installed or activated then this plugin will also not activate. ## FAQ ### How do I use this plugin? 1. Go to WordPress “Admin > Woocommerce > Search Attributes for WooCommerce”. 2. Select the attributes you want the search form to look into, select status to “ Enable” and click “Save Changes”. ### Can I undo the changes I have made after deactivating or deleting the plugin? Yes. if you disable or delete the plugin, the changes you made will be undone. Also if you change the Status in plugin settings to “Disabled”, it will not search for attributes. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7422c4b91646ddfa3d9fab9e49ba5fe98aca557c6962eb01739195d2356047b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Absolutely stunning!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/absolutely-stunning-17/)󠁿 [rozlity](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rozlity/) September 5, 2025 Exactly what I was looking for! I needed a plugin that could search for book authors( who are listed as attributes). I highly recommend it to everyone and thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a7bba7b2ad2f140675d560625112a183ecf0020f84eed5ac61262d6f2878042? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good Job!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-job-1789/)󠁿 [denizutku](https://profiles.wordpress.org/denizutku/) March 23, 2024 Its Cool… ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c1a12e986ecd0212639b81cb0a6813585341784ac887847f1bfa83763ac647f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Search on hidden attributes](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/search-on-hidden-attributes/)󠁿 [tanduf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tanduf/) November 26, 2023 1 reply Great plugin ! Very easy to configure and use. Allows searching on hidden attributes of products. Exactly what i was looking for. Long life to this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92580f9631064d41668ea1251fea13de9dedaf552c0145b04fc685c07010fdac? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[does the job](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-job-944/)󠁿 [linascp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/linascp/) January 4, 2023 Very good, does the job. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f817d15460d98d210b28701488b7104475ea7a6f27ea782e377cedce865b083e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Problem with translation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-translation-57/)󠁿 [Danny](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daining1298/) July 1, 2022 I use PolyLang for translation. With this plugin, search result shows product with all different languages. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fba5ea767543dcfac1cf52ef38148df6f5a449e4d32546b2936dc8ecd68105d8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective (Mod: Exclude products where the variation is out of stock)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-mod-exclude-products-where-the-variation-is-out-of-stock/)󠁿 [sajetek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sajetek/) January 1, 2022 Great and straightforward plugin. It does what I needed mostly so I just modified it a bit to exclude products where variation of the searched attribute is out of stock. e.g. If I search for Medium in a shirt, the product must NOT show if medium of that product is out of stock. function wsatt_brands_where( $where = '' ) { global $wpdb; $product_ids = get_in_stock_IDS(); if($product_ids != "") $where .= " OR $wpdb->posts.ID IN (".get_in_stock_IDS().")"; return $where; } function get_in_stock_IDS(){ global $wpdb; $parent_ids = array(); $wsatt_attributes = @get_option('wsatt_attributes'); if(is_array($wsatt_attributes) && count($wsatt_attributes)>0){ foreach($wsatt_attributes as $attribute){ $parent_id_objects = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT $wpdb->posts.ID FROM $wpdb->posts LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_relationships ON($wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb- >term_relationships.object_id) LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy ON($wpdb->term_relationships. term_taxonomy_id = $wpdb->term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id) LEFT JOIN $wpdb->terms ON($wpdb->term_taxonomy.term_id = $wpdb->terms.term_id) WHERE $wpdb->posts.post_type = 'product' AND $wpdb->posts.post_status = 'publish' AND $wpdb->term_taxonomy.taxonomy = '$attribute' AND $wpdb->terms.name LIKE '%".esc_attr( $_GET['s'] )."%'"); if(count( $parent_id_objects) == 0) continue; foreach($parent_id_objects as $parent_id_object){ $children = get_option("_transient_wc_product_children_".$parent_id_object->ID); if(is_array($children) && count($children['all']) > 0) { $instock = $wpdb->get_var(" SELECT s.meta_value as stock from $wpdb->postmeta LEFT JOIN $wpdb->postmeta as s ON s.post_id = $wpdb->postmeta.post_id AND s.meta_key = '_stock' WHERE $wpdb->postmeta. post_id IN (".implode(",", $children['all']).") AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_key like'%". $attribute."' AND $wpdb->postmeta.meta_value LIKE '%".esc_attr( $_GET['s'] )."%' AND s.meta_value > 0"); if($instock != NULL) { //Child is matched based on query string and stock is NOT zero so we add that parent id to be displayed $parent_ids[] = $parent_id_object->ID; } }else { $parent_ids[] = $parent_id_object->ID; } } } return implode(",", $parent_ids); } } [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Search Attributes for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Aslam Doctor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamdoctor/) [Translate “Search Attributes for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### Version 1.3.6 * tested with wordpress version 6.8 * tested with woocommerce version 9.8.2 #### Version 1.3.5 * tested with wordpress version 6.7.1 * tested with woocommerce version 9.5.2 #### Version 1.3.4 * Make plugin compatible with HPOS ( High-Performance Order Storage ) * tested with wordpress version 6.4.0 * tested with woocommerce version 8.4.0 #### Version 1.3.3 * tested with wordpress version 6.1.1 * tested with woocommerce version 7.2.0 #### Version 1.3.2 * tested with wordpress version 5.9.3 * tested with woocommerce version 6.4.1 * added notes for developers for contributing to plugin #### Version 1.3.0 * added global translation support #### Version 1.2.0 * Secutiry fixes * Refactoring of the code * Updated the code to follow WPVIP coding standards #### Version 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.3.6** * Last updated: **1 year ago** * Active installations: **600+** * WordPress Version: ** 6.6 or higher ** * Tested up to: **6.8.11** * PHP Version: ** 7.4.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/) * Tags: * [attribute](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attribute/)[attributes](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/attributes/) [ecommerce](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ecommerce/)[product](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/product/) [woocommerce](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/search-attributes-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Aslam Doctor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamdoctor/) ## Support Got something to say? 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