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WP PlugIndex currently records Softlinkster Semantic Search version 2.1.0 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.
Overview
About this plugin
Softlinkster Semantic Search is a powerful self-hosted search plugin for WordPress. Unlike cloud-based alternatives, all processing happens on your server — no external API calls, and no data leaving your site.
Core Features
BM25 Ranking — Industry-standard text relevance scoring with TF-IDF weighting.
Live AJAX Search — Instant search dropdown with thumbnails, prices, keyboard navigation, and accessibility.
Faceted Filtering — Filter results by category, tag, post type, price range, stock status, and product attributes.
WooCommerce Integration — Search products by SKU, attributes, variations; display prices and ratings in results.
Multilingual Support — 10 language processors (English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, CJK, and more).
Search Analytics — Top queries, zero-result queries, CTR, click tracking, and CSV export.
Did You Mean — Automatic spell correction with clickable suggestions.
Zero-Result Fallback — Show popular content, recent posts, and trending queries when no results match.
Rich Result Cards — Thumbnails, excerpts, prices, star ratings, and post type badges.
Privacy-First — GDPR-compliant with anonymized session tracking, data export, and erasure.
Theme-Aware Search UI — Search results, zero-result screens, and live search styling adapt to the active theme for readable output.
Classic Widget Support — Add the search form to widget areas in traditional WordPress themes.
Search Modes
BM25 — Pure text relevance scoring for blazing fast, highly accurate local searches.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
semantic search
bm25
multilingual
woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.4 · PHP 8.1
Update activity13 Aug 20262mo ago
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