Open Search
Create an OpenSearch Document for your blog.
Open Search ranks #11,687 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Aug 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 4.1.3
- Last Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.6+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Matthias Pfefferle
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
- Reviews
- 4
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who want their blog to be discoverable by browser search tools. It solves the problem of browsers and search clients not knowing how to interface with the site's search functionality by generating a standard OpenSearch description document.
- Creates OpenSearch Document
- Chrome Tab to Search support
- Firefox OpenSearch plugin support
- Safari Quick Website Search support
- Microsoft Edge custom searches
- Autodiscovery via XRDS-Simple, host-meta, WebFinger
- RSS and Atom search responses
- OpenSearch Suggestions extension
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