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title: "How to Search by Post Tag in Elementor?"
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date: 2023-09-13
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# How to Search by Post Tag in Elementor?

## 

- Utilizes the Search Bar widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor to enable tag-based post searching.
- Requires installation and activation of The Plus Addons for Elementor to access the Search Bar widget features.
- Enables AJAX Search by default for real-time results when searching blog posts by specific tags.

Tags are often more specific than categories, so a tag-driven search suits sites with a rich, granular tagging system.

Setting the Search Bar widget's **Source** to **Taxonomy** and **Select Taxonomy** to **Post Tag** searches tag names directly.

For the full settings tour of the **Search Bar** widget, see [Search Bar Widget Settings Overview](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-bar-widget-settings-overview/).

***Requirement - This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro, make sure it's installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.***

[LIVE WIDGET LINK](https://theplusaddons.com/elementor-builder/ajax-search-bar/?utm_source=tpae&utm_medium=docs&utm_campaign=text)

## Before You Start

- **Prerequisite:** [Elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/) (free) installed and active.- **Edition:** Search Bar is a **Pro** widget - it requires The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro to be installed and active.- **Widget to enable:** go to **The Plus Addons > Widgets**, search for **Search Bar** and turn its toggle on.- Posts tagged with a variety of tags.

## Steps

Add the Search Bar widget, set **Source** to **Taxonomy**, then set **Select Taxonomy** to **Post Tag**.

![Select Taxonomy control set to Post Tag](https://theplusaddons.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/search-bar-taxonomy-post-tag.webp)

## Settings Overview

| Setting | What it does | Default |
| ------- | ------------ | ------- |
| Source | Taxonomy - searches taxonomy terms, not post titles. | Post |
| Select Taxonomy | Post Tag - the built-in post tag taxonomy. | - |

## Related Docs

- [How to Search by Post Category in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-by-post-category-in-elementor/)- [How to Search WooCommerce Products by Tag in Elementor?](https://theplusaddons.com/docs/search-woocommerce-products-by-tag-in-elementor/)