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JetSearch: How to Highlight Searched Text in the Results Area

Find out how to highlight the text user searches in the AJAX Search results area available with the JetSearch plugin.

Tutorial requirements:

  • JetSearch installed and activated;
  • Page built with Block Editor or Elementor free version to display AJAX Search block/widget;
  • Search results template built with JetThemeCore.

You can make the search even easier for users by following the described steps.

Proceed to the page where the AJAX Search block/widget is located. It can be either Gutenberg or Elementor-made page.

Gutenberg-Edited Page

Once the AJAX Search block is placed on the page, look through the presented settings sections. Move to the Results Area one and enable the Highlight Searched Text toggle.

This one refers to the needed feature. From now on, the searched words will be highlighted in the results area of the AJAX Search.

Press the “Publish/Update” button to save the result. Check the ready page.

ajax search results area in gutenberg

If you enter some text in the search bar, and it turns out that your site has items that contain the searched word, they will be highlighted.

highlighted results on the gutenberg edited page

Elementor-Based Page

The same settings are displayed in the AJAX Search widget added to Elementor. 

Find the Results Area section to see the Highlight Searched Text switcher. Enable it to gain the desired result.

Pay attention to other needed settings in the Content, Style, and Advanced tabs. And once the desired result is achieved, hit the “Publish/Update” button.

ajax search results area in elementor

Now, if you open the page on the front end and type in the search request, you can see that the searched content is highlighted.

highlighted results on the elementor edited page

As you can see, highlighting content in the AJAX Search is pretty simple with the JetSearch plugin.