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Ajax Search Lite

Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter
by wpdreams · 70,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Oct 2026, 17 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Ajax Search Lite
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Ajax Search Lite still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Ajax Search Lite, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpdreams since Nov 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Ajax Search Lite removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Ajax Search Lite safe?
15 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.14.7). Not on the exploited list. 19 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Ajax Search Lite update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.14.7. No one-star spike after it. 19 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
wpdreams17 Nov 2012 to 19 Oct 2026, 365 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
16 days ago
Releases, 24 months
17
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Ajax Search Lite
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20243
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20265
Q3 20261
Q4 20262

Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Ajax Search Lite
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20254.9
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star238
4 star11
3 star5
2 star6
1 star6

Security record

8 vulnerabilities in 24 months (15 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.14.7).

Show 15 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Oct 2026Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection7.5<= 4.14.64.14.7Patched before disclosure
15 Oct 2026Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.5 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 4.14.54.14.6Patched before disclosure
4 Aug 2026Ajax Search Lite - Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 4.14.44.14.5Patched before disclosure
3 Aug 2026Ajax Search Lite <= 4.14.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 4.14.44.14.5Patched before disclosure
21 Oct 2025Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection6.6<= 4.13.34.13.4Patched before disclosure
27 Aug 2025Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler5.3<= 4.13.14.13.2Patched before disclosure
31 Jan 2025Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 4.12.44.12.5Patched before disclosure
21 Nov 2024Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 4.12.34.12.4Patched before disclosure
2 Aug 2024Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 4.12.14.12.25
16 Jul 2024Ajax Search Lite < 4.12 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 4.124.12.11
4 Jan 2024Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 4.11.44.11.5Patched before disclosure
3 Apr 2023Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 4.114.11.1Patched before disclosure
6 Feb 2023Ajax Search Lite <= 4.10.3 - Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure4.3<= 4.10.34.11Patched before disclosure
26 Mar 2015Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution8.8< 3.113.11Patched before disclosure
24 Jun 2014Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Remote Code Execution9.8< 3.113.11258

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 4.14.5 (security, vulnerability); 4.14.6 (security); 4.14.7 (security, SQL injection).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Ajax Search Lite
4 May 2026966
11 May 202646,505
18 May 202631,763
25 May 20266,801
1 Jun 202628,802
8 Jun 20265,675
15 Jun 202627,264
22 Jun 20266,458
29 Jun 20264,987
6 Jul 20265,835
13 Jul 20263,442
20 Jul 20263,386
27 Jul 202625,467
3 Aug 202611,831
10 Aug 20265,551
17 Aug 20264,730
24 Aug 20263,651
31 Aug 20262,738
7 Sep 20262,198
14 Sep 20262,256
21 Sep 20262,233
28 Sep 20262,029
5 Oct 20261,966
12 Oct 202626,188
19 Oct 202631,722
26 Oct 20268,456
2 Nov 2026801

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 49% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version4.14.7
Authorwpdreams
Added17 Nov 2012
Last updated19 Oct 2026
Active installs70,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagssearch, live search, better search, product search, woocommerce search

Questions

Is Ajax Search Lite still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Ajax Search Lite, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wpdreams since Nov 2012.

Was Ajax Search Lite removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Ajax Search Lite safe?

15 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.14.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Ajax Search Lite update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.14.7. No one-star spike after it.

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