Top 9 Best WordPress Search Plugins To Improve Default Searches

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Jetpack

Move up to the professional plan at £25 per month and you’ll get access to more than 200 premium WordPress themes, as well as Jetpack Search. Powered by Elasticsearch, Jetpack Search replaces the default search functionality in WordPress to provide higher quality results.

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SearchWP for Firefox

The developers of SearchWP allow customers to shape what functionality is activated by use of an extension system. At the time of writing, there were 28 standard extensions, four pro extensions and two free third-party extensions (one of which was developed by FacetWP). The Live Ajax Search extension can be downloaded from WordPress.org and used either with or without SearchWP.

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Relevanssi

The premium version of Relevanssi enhances the plugin in many ways. It adds attachment and PDF content indexing, searching across sub-sites, and indexing and searching for user profile pages and taxonomy term pages.

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Ajax Search Pro

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Dave’s WordPress Live Search also lets you exclude content from live searching, but, on the whole, the plugin doesn’t have as many features or styling options as Ajax Search.

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Ivory Search

Users can search within posts, pages, categories, taxonomies, custom post types and more. Ivory Search gives you great control over what content is excluded from searches too, and it integrates with many popular WordPress plugins, such as bbPress and WooComerce.

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WP Solr

WP Solr retails at a one-off fee of €49, and comes with lifetime updates and support. The price-per-website for WP Solr reduces as you purchase the software for more websites.

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FacetWP

The developers of SearchWP allow customers to shape what functionality is activated by use of an extension system. At the time of writing, there were 28 standard extensions, four pro extensions and two free third-party extensions (one of which was developed by FacetWP). The Live Ajax Search extension can be downloaded from WordPress.org and used either with or without SearchWP.

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WebshopLogic WP Google Search

WP Google Search is an option for those who want to display Google search results, though bear in mind this plugin isn’t technically necessary. You can integrate Google manually yourself. What WP Google Search does is simplify this process.

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WebberZone Better Search

Better Search is a free WordPress plugin that replaces the default WordPress search engine with more relevant results. It allows you to specify the weight factor of the article title, and content and thumbnails can be displayed in search results.

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Dave’s WordPress Live Search also lets you exclude content from live searching, but, on the whole, the plugin doesn’t have as many features or styling options as Ajax Search.

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Swiftype

At the higher end of the market is Swiftype, offering a powerful site search service and a WordPress plugin that connects your website to your Swiftype account. However, with plans starting from $79 per month, it’s perhaps a service that only large businesses should consider.

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Algolia

This should allow a sufficient number of searches for many websites, so it’s worth checking out. Be sure to install Algolia’s official WordPress plugin to integrate it into your website.

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Site Search 360

The last honourable mention goes to Site Search 360, another premium service that has a WordPress plugin. It’s a customisable solution that looks great, but, thankfully, prices are more sensible.

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