Ajax Load More for SearchWP
Active Installs
200+
Last Updated
June 5, 2025
First Released
November 23, 2016
Download History (Last one month)
Ajax Load More for SearchWP is a tiny extension that provides the functionality for returning SearchWP query results to Ajax Load More for infinite scrolling.
The extension works by providing a connection point between Ajax Load More and SearchWP and is available for users running at least Ajax Load More 2.13.0 and SearchWP 2.6.1.
Implementation Steps
- Activate plugin.
- Create Ajax Load More shortcode with a unique ID parameter.
- Add custom
alm_query_argsfilter to your theme functions.php – Learn More.
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
ajax-load-more-for-searchwp.zipfrom your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
ajax-load-more-searchwp.zip. - Extract the
ajax-load-more-for-searchwpdirectory to your computer. - Upload the
ajax-load-more-for-searchwpdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Ensure Ajax Load More is installed prior to activating the plugin.
- Activate the plugin in the WP plugin dashboard.
Requires SearchWP > 2.6.1
This extensions works by using the alm_query_args filter to pass values to the SWP_Query and then back to Ajax Load More.
View Example
You can pass search term to your Ajax Load More shortcode. [ajax_load_more search=”My Search Query” id=”searchwp”]
Yes, when you add your alm_query_args filter, you can specify a search engine.
$engine = ‘my_custom_engine’;
In your Ajax Load More Repeater Template you can do the following, which uses the SearchWP Highlighter.
global $post;
$excerpt = get_the_excerpt( $post );
echo alm_searchwp_highlight( $excerpt, $args );
Changelog
1.0.5 – June 5, 2025
- NEW: Adding Ajax Load More as a required plugin.
- UPDATE: Code cleanup, readme and WP tested version.
1.0.4 – November 16, 2024
- FIX: Replace SWP_Query with SearchWP\Query
1.0.3 – November 11, 2024
- UPDATE: Readme, contributors, WordPress tested version.
1.0.2 – April 17, 2021
- UPDATE – Added support for highlighting the search term in SearchWP results with Ajax Load More. See plugin FAQs.
1.0.1 – November 28, 2016
- UPDATE – Updating SWP_Query to only return post IDs.
1.0 – November 25, 2016
- Initial Release.
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