1
SearchWP Included
Excluded and priority results on all plans; full custom results order needs Pro.
95feature score
WordPress Search Plugins with Exclusions & rules
Exclude posts, pages or post types and pin results. 8 of the 8 plugins we track include it.
2
Ajax Search Lite Included
Lite excludes categories and posts; Pro adds rule-based exclusions and result priorities to pin content.
84feature score
3
Relevanssi Included
Choose indexed post types and exclude posts or categories; pinning results needs Premium.
82feature score
4
ElasticPress Included
Custom Search Results pins or demotes posts per query; fields can be made unsearchable.
88feature score
5
WP Search with Algolia Paid version Pro
Pro adds per-post exclusion and noindex mirroring; free relies on filters and Algolia Rules.
84feature score
6
FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce Paid version Pro
Pro can exclude products or groups by category, attribute or other conditions.
64feature score
7
Ivory Search Included
Exclude post types, specific items, terms and dates free; more exclusions in premium.
61feature score
8
Jetpack Search Partial
Whole post types can be excluded in settings; no per-post exclusion or pinning.
57feature score