Searchford WordPress Advanced Search

Searchford WordPress Advanced Search
Improve your website’s in-site search results immediately with this plugin. Sort results by relevance instead of date, and search for the term in the content, categories, tags, comments, and author name etc! Multiple customized searches are supported and easily choose the template page to display the results in.
Optionally enable the live search, and show search results preview in list or masonry style. Choose to display any combination of title, thumbnail or excerpt and customize the style and look of the live search without any coding knowledge!
Searchford supports advanced functions such as auto or manual indexing, respecting default search parameters and much more! Settings are simple in style yet powerful in function. Let the plugin be as simple or advanced as you want!
Easy Setup
Activate the Plugin and Immediately Boost your Search Engine Results without any Configuration!
Automatically Index New Content Awesome Looking Live Search that’s Easy to Customize
Advanced Search
Supports Search Operators:
+ Must include – Must not include ”” Exact phrase () Optional term < Decrease relevance > Increase relevance ~ Decrease rating * Wildcard
Sort Results By:
Relevance
Date
Look for Terms in Any Combination of:
Title Content Categories Tags Comments Attachments Title & Description Author (Display name, first name, last name, description) Only Search for Authors in Specific Roles
Custom Taxonomy Custom Meta Field
Display Results From:
Posts Pages Attachments Custom Post Types
Fuzzy Search (Optional)
Highlight Search Terms:
In Title In Excerpt (If supported) In Author In Tags, Categories and Taxonomies (Where applicable)
Choose Highlight Style:
Bold Italics Underline Custom Font and/or Background Color Custom Style
Set Any Weights for the Title, Content, Categories etc. that the Search Term Looks In
Exclude Specific:
Post or Page ID Categories Tags Custom Taxonomy
Custom Stopwords List
3 Options When No Results Found:
Default Show Search Suggestion (Requires editing template) Redirect to Suggested Search Results
Live Search
Enable or Disable Individually for Each Search
Responsive for Mobile Devices or Smaller Screens
List or Masonry Style
Choose to Display:
Thumbnail Title Excerpt (Only for List Style)
Set # of Masonry Columns
Set Max # of Results
Show Suggestions for 0 Results (Optional)
Dark or Light Theme
Customize Colors:
Background Color Accent Color Font Color
Rounded Corners (Optional) Display Arrow Tip
Left or Right Alignment to Search Form Custom Loading Gif Custom Css
Multiple Custom Searches
All search options and live search settings above can be customised for as many custom searches as required. Individual searches will be available as a shortcode and/or widget. Set any specific template page or use the default search page as the results page. Note: Search results page is not included in plugin and should be a part of the theme.
Plugin Compatibility
Compatible with WPML
Compatible with Plugins that uses register_post_type for Custom Post Types (E.g. WooCommerce, Jigoshop, WP e-Commerce, Ready! Ecommerce Shopping Cart)
Suitable For
Letter Based Languages – Searching words with 3 or more characters
CJK Text Supported (No character limit) Website content with under 5 Million words and content that does not grow indefinitely
Changelog
Version 1.0.0 (11 Feb 2015)
- Initial release