VK Filter Search

73 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

6,000 active installs is modest and the popularity score (56/30) reflects that the plugin is niche but has consistent adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance is perfect (100/25) with a recent update on July 5, 2026, active version compatibility testing, and no signs of abandonment.

User Rating

9/15

Only 3 ratings producing a 100/100 score is not statistically meaningful, and the underlying user rating score of 60/15 reflects that thin sample size.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads with zero resolved gives no signal either way, and the support health score of 50/15 is a neutral baseline rather than proof of responsive help.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility is full marks (100/15), with explicit testing against WordPress 6.9.4, a low 5.7 minimum requirement, and PHP 7.4 support.

Scores higher than 32% of indexed plugins

About

This plugin allows you to add a search function as a block to narrow down your search by category, tag, custom post type, keyword, etc.

Active Installs 6k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-22 9:48am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.7+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: April 4, 2025

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What It Does

VK Filter Search adds a Gutenberg block that lets visitors narrow searches on your WordPress site by category, tag, custom post type, or keyword. It works as a front-end filter interface rather than just tweaking the default WP search query, giving you a visual block to drop into posts, pages, or templates. In practice it is a lightweight faceted search tool aimed at block-based sites.

Who It's For

This plugin fits small to mid-sized WordPress sites built primarily with the block editor that need basic faceted filtering on archives, custom post type listings, or landing pages. It is best suited for Japanese-language and multilingual sites, since the developer (Vektor / Vektor WordPress) focuses heavily on that market and documentation assumes familiarity with their ecosystem. Sites with simple taxonomies and a few thousand posts will get the most value.

Who Should Skip It

If you run a large e-commerce store, a WooCommerce shop, or any site needing AJAX-powered live search with fuzzy matching and detailed analytics, skip this and pick a heavier tool. Developers who need REST API hooks, custom field weighting, or multilingual search tuning will find it too limited.

The Bottom Line

VK Filter Search is a well-maintained, compatibility-current plugin that does one focused thing: add a block-based faceted search filter to your site. With only 6,000 installs and 3 ratings, the evidence base is thin, but the code appears current and stable. Score of 73.42/100 makes it a reasonable but unremarkable choice for block-editor sites, while heavier use cases should look at Relevanssi, Ivory Search, or Ajax Search Lite.

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