Improves the search for users in the backend significantly: Search for first name, last, email and much more of users instead of only nicename.
| Author: | QuokkaCoders (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.0 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.1 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 17-03-2026 |
| Last updated: | 17-03-2026 |
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| Total downloads: | 273 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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User Supersearch improves the user search functionality in the admin backend.
Key Features
- Extremely Fast: Built with fast vanilla JavaScript for a seamless experience.
- Highly Optimized: Queries leverage highly optimized SQL EXISTS blocks, ensuring zero slowdowns on large databases.
- Exact Match Options: Includes a “Whole Word Search” option to force exact matches instead of fuzzy fallback matches.
- Future-Proof: Robust PHP 7.4 – 8.x compatibility.
WordPress search is quite restrictive by default as it only allows you to search for users by username or email. With User Supersearch, you will be able to search by first name, last name, phone number, or any custom user meta field that exists in your database.
Furthermore, it automatically detects and includes WooCommerce billing and shipping meta fields, improving tremendously the search experience for WooCommerce users. It is fully compatible with all custom user meta fields plugins, such as Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Pods, User Meta, ACPT, etc.
There is also an “OR” feature: for example, you can search for users that have “London” or “Paris” in their billing or shipping city. Check the fields billing_city and shipping_city in the User Supersearch settings. Now in the Users page, simply type “London or Paris” into the search field.
What fields can I search with this plugin?
You can search by first name, last name, email, phone number, or any custom user meta field that exists in your database.
Does it work with WooCommerce?
Yes! It automatically detects and includes WooCommerce billing and shipping meta fields, which tremendously improves the user search experience.
Is it compatible with ACF or Pods?
It is fully compatible with all custom user meta fields plugins, including Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Pods, User Meta, and ACPT.
Will it slow down my site if I have thousands of users?
No, the queries leverage highly optimized SQL EXISTS blocks, ensuring zero slowdowns even on large databases.
How does the “OR” search feature work?
You can search for multiple values by typing “or” between terms, for example, “London or Paris” will find users in either city if those fields are enabled in settings.
Does it support exact matches?
Yes, it includes a “Whole Word Search” option to force exact matches instead of the default fuzzy fallback matches.
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