Full Screen Morphing Search
Responsive Full Screen Morphing Search Page Overlay With Predictive Autocomplete !
Consider an alternative
Full Screen Morphing Search shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (70+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Full Screen Morphing Search stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| autocomplete | >100 |
| full screen search | >100 |
| morphing search | #12 |
| search | >100 |
| search overlay | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews
About Full Screen Morphing Search
From the official readme · v3.5Description
PLEASE, MAKE SURE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE POST WITH ONE CATEGORY AND ONE TAG BEFORE ACTIVATING
Zipped : V2.7 -> 683Ko / V3.0 -> 33.6Ko !
MUCH LIGHTER, but STRONGER than ever !
Effect for any WordPress search input that morphs into a fullscreen overlay.
Enlarge the search input and show 5 most recent posts, 5 most used categories and tags with counter.
Once a search input is clicked, the whole search element expands to a fullscreen overlay.
The fullscreen overlay has a bigger search input.
There are no settings for this plugin. Simply activate it, click on any search input and see the magic happens !
In the Customizer, look for FSMS Plugin, design it as you want !
You can change colors, search placeholder’s text and default icons with a styling option !
Don’t forget to take a look at the FAQ Section.
If you have some issues don’t hesitate, head over to the Support Section !
If you use this plugin, please consider leaving a Review to give me a push forward 😉
Resources
This plugin is created by Manoela Ilic and ported to WordPress by LebCit.
If you want to learn more about this plugin, visit the Simple Morphing Search original post.
A Picture is worth a thousand words
I think that a demo is even better !
See how Full Screen Morphing Search works.
The autocompletition implemented in this plugin is based on autoComplete.js by Tarek Raafat under the Apache 2.0 License.
The main plugin icon is made by Pixel Buddha from www.flaticon.com and is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
The article icon is made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
The category icon is made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
The tag icon is made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
Installation
How to install the plugin and get it working.
- Install Full Screen Morphing Search plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
- Make sure to have at least one post with one category and one tag before activating.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Navigate to your site and click on any search input and see the magic happens !
- In the Customizer, look for FSMS Plugin, design it as you want !
Changelog
Actual stable plugin version.
3.5
- Updated readme file.
3.4
- Corrected file upload
3.3
- Add autoComplete.js to plugin.
- Force thumbnails size.
- Main JS file without jQuery only vanilla JS.
- Move .morphsearch-content below autocomplete
<ul>tag. - Removing jQuery dependencies.
- Tested up to version 5.6 of WordPress.
3.2
- Added empty value for $classes.
- Added important for .morphsearch-submit:hover
- Optimized search input target.
- Rectified background spelling.
- Removed echo on functions for security.
- Tested up to version 5.5.3 of WordPress.
3.1
- Optimized search input target.
3.0
- Plugin rewritten from ground up.
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
Best Full Screen Morphing Search alternatives
All autocomplete plugins →
FAQ
Full Screen Morphing Search: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Full Screen Morphing Search free?
Yes. Full Screen Morphing Search is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Full Screen Morphing Search safe to use in 2026?
Full Screen Morphing Search shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Full Screen Morphing Search?
Full Screen Morphing Search is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,077 times since it launched in November 2016. It was downloaded 68 times in the last 30 days.
Does Full Screen Morphing Search work with WordPress 7.1?
Full Screen Morphing Search is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.21, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Full Screen Morphing Search need?
Full Screen Morphing Search requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Full Screen Morphing Search last updated?
The latest version, 3.5, was released on January 9, 2021 (6 years ago).
Who makes Full Screen Morphing Search?
Full Screen Morphing Search is developed and maintained by LebCit.
What are the best alternatives to Full Screen Morphing Search?
The most popular alternatives to Full Screen Morphing Search are WP Console (20K+ installs), WP Search with Algolia (7K+ installs) and Order Status Control for Wo… (4K+ installs).
Powered by PageForge
Want thousands of pages that rank like these? Build them in an afternoon.
This directory runs on the same engine as PageForge. Turn any spreadsheet, CSV or API into thousands of fast, SEO-ready WordPress pages — with schema, internal links and AI-written copy baked in.
- CSV, Google Sheets & API data sources
- AI content, schema & internal links per page
- Works with Elementor, Gutenberg, Yoast & Rank Math
- Free on WordPress.org — no credit card
