Hi David,
You are welcome!
Q1 – Possibly weeks. I’m usually releasing updates on a monthly basis, and one crucial with auto updates is already in halfway in preparation. That one should also contain this feature.
Q2 – Yes it is possible. For the setting icon go to the Frontend Search setting -> General panel and turn off the “Show search settings switch on the frontend?” option. For the magnifier you will need a custom CSS code:
[html].promagnifier {
display:none;
}[/html]
Q3 – There is no option for that, but with a custom code it’s possible. Check out this knowledge base article, it should help you with this: https://wp-dreams.com/knowledge-base/showing-the-category-titles-in-the-result-title/