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Keyword Search Directory Widget Plugin for Elementor
Show a set of ready-made searches, such as “Popular searches”, each linking to your site's search results, with optional result numbers.
Included in All AccessClassic Elementor widgetFrom $29 USD / year
Complementor / Keyword search directoryProduct preview
Text, style and layout controls inside Elementor
01 / Interactive demonstration
Real search shortcuts
These are the actual published outputs of the widget on the sample site.
02 / Inside WordPress
Keyword search directory controls in Elementor
Searches holds the title, the list of search phrases with optional labels, where to search (everything, posts, pages or products), result numbers, hiding empty searches, layout and spacing, text before and after each label, a text when there are no searches, the HTML tags and an icon. Style covers the title, the chips with Normal, Hover and Focus states, the result numbers and the icon.
03 / Website use cases
Where to use keyword search directory
Visitors often do not know what to type into a search box, and a blank “No results” page is a dead end. Keyword search directory shows a short set of searches you choose, such as “Watercolour”, “Tea” or “Beginner guides”, as chips under a title like “Popular searches”. Each one opens your site's own search results, optionally limited to products, posts or pages, and can show how many results it finds or hide searches that find nothing.
Help centres
Point visitors to common questions.
No-results pages
Suggest searches that do find something.
04 / Installation and setup
How to add popular search links in Elementor
Start with Complementor installed and your license connected. Enable this module in the WordPress library, then configure it in Elementor.
Install Complementor, connect your license and enable Keyword search directory in the Complementor library.
Add the widget near your search box, on a no-results page or in a sidebar.
Under Searches, add the phrases and, if you like, shorter labels.
Choose where to search and whether to show result numbers or hide searches without results.
Style the title and chips under Style.
05 / Content and style controls
Customize keyword search directory in Elementor
Configure the settings available for this module to suit the page you are building.
Up to 30 search phrases, each with an optional label.
Search everything, posts, pages or WooCommerce products.
Optional number of results per search, kept for an hour, and hiding searches without results.
A title that also names the list for screen readers, with its own tag and style.
Chips side by side and wrapping, or a stacked list, with spacing.
Chip typography, colours, background, border, radius and padding for Normal, Hover and Focus.
Text before and after each label, a text when there are no searches, and an optional icon.
06 / Choose the right approach
Keyword search directory and Elementor alternatives
Compare the existing Elementor workflow with this Complementor module before choosing your setup.
WordPress Tag Cloud
Lists tags rather than searches; prefer it when your content is well tagged.
Elementor Pro Search Form
Lets visitors type their own search; prefer it when you only need the box.
07 / Requirements and compatibility
Keyword search directory compatibility with Elementor
- Requires Elementor; product searches need WooCommerce.
- Uses the site's standard WordPress search; search plugins that replace it may count differently.
- Links only: the widget does not record searches.
Complementor uses classic Elementor APIs. Atomic-native controls are not implemented. Check your theme, cache and integrations on a staging site before release.
08 / Common setup problems
Troubleshoot keyword search directory
Check these settings if the published page behaves differently from the editor.
Why does a search show 0 results?
Nothing published matches the phrase; turn on hiding searches without results.
Why did a result number not change straight away?
Numbers are kept for an hour so pages stay fast.
Why do product searches open a shop page?
Product searches use WooCommerce's product search results.
Why is there no title?
The title is empty. The list is then named “Searches” for screen readers.
Keyword search directory plugin questions
Does it need Elementor Pro?
No. It works with the free version of Elementor.
Does it use my site's own search?
Yes. Each link opens WordPress's search results for the phrase.
Can it search only products?
Yes, when WooCommerce is active.
Does it track which searches are popular?
No. You choose the searches.
How many searches can I add?
Up to 30.
10 / Annual All Access subscription
Get keyword search directory with Complementor
This module is included with all 1007 current Complementor solutions. Choose your production website allowance; every plan includes the same modules.
One website
$29USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $29 USD each year.
A few websites
$49USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $49 USD each year.
More websites
$99USD / year
- All 1007 current modules
- Plugin downloads and updates for one year
- New releases during the paid term
- Product support
Renews at $99 USD each year.
Applicable taxes extra. Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your customer account. Elementor Pro is required for Exclude current post. Read the terms and 14-day technical-issue refund policy.