by Ajay
4.5 (60 reviews)
Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress
Better Search replaces the default WordPress search with a better search engine that gives contextual results sorted by relevance.
Compatible with WP 6.9.4
v4.2.4
Current Version v4.2.4
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 21 Feb, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
Rank
#3,194
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Active Installs
5K+
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KW Avg Position
178
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Downloads
296.5K
+6 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5
(60 reviews)
Next Milestone 6K
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Showing 1 of 1| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
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| relevance | 178 | — | Tag | 10 hours ago |
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- Version
- 4.2.4
- Last Updated
- Feb 21, 2026
- Requires WP
- 6.6+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9.4
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Ajay
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
- Reviews
- 60
- Support Threads
- 0
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress
Yes! It replaces the default WordPress search and integrates with most themes out of the box.
Yes, you can enable searching in any public post type from the settings.
Better Search uses MySQL FULLTEXT indexes and includes internal caching. It also works well with external caching plugins.
Yes, you can override the results template by copying the file to your theme directory. More info in the documentation.
It filters out selected keywords from being searched. Handy for family-safe sites. Better Search includes a very cool profanity filter using the script from Banbuilder. You can customize which list of words you want to filter out from the Better Search settings page. Find the setting called "Filter these words:". The plugin will automatically strip out partial and complete references to these words. You can turn the filter off by emptying the list.
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