Supercharge WordPress search with Premium features

Better Search Pro

Better Search Pro brings advanced fuzzy search, multisite support, relevance thresholds, and REST API integration to WordPress.

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Pro Feature #1

Fuzzy Search

Fuzzy search in Better Search Pro intelligently matches misspelled or similar words to deliver relevant results. For example, searching for “optimze” will find “optimize” or “optimize”. This feature is ideal for handling typos or alternate spellings, ensuring users quickly find what they’re looking for.

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Pro Feature #2

Multisite Search

Multisite search in Better Search Pro allows users to search across selected sites in a WordPress multisite network. Configure which sites to include, and each will contribute to shared search results. Unselected sites maintain independent search functionality, offering flexible control for diverse multisite environments.

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Pro Feature #3

Search the post-slug

The post slug search feature in Better Search Pro allows users to find content by matching search terms with post slugs. Ideal for sites with descriptive or keyword-rich slugs, this feature enhances search accuracy by including URLs as part of the searchable data.

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Pro Feature #4

Minimum relevance threshold

The relevance threshold setting in Better Search Pro lets you define a minimum relevance percentage (0–100) for search results. Only posts meeting this threshold appear in results, helping you filter out less relevant matches.

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Pro Feature #5

REST API support

The Enable REST API setting in Better Search Pro integrates the plugin with WordPress REST API. When enabled, all search queries made through the API utilize Better Search, delivering enhanced and more accurate results.

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Pricing

Better Search Pro plans that scale with you.

Basic

Free

The solid foundation for all needs!

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1 active site

Seamless integration

Natural language search

Track and display popular searches

Search everything except the post slug

Advanced search form

Inbuilt caching

WordPress.org Forum support

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Pro

$99/year

Perfect for individuals and bloggers!

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Everything in Basic

1 active site

Search post slug/name

Fuzzy searches

Minimum relevance threshold

REST API support

Direct email support

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Best Value

Pro Multi

from $199/year

Ideal for small businesses!

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Everything in Pro

Multisite search

Discounted pricing for 5 to unlimited sites

Multisite activation and license handling

Direct email support

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Agency

$599/year

Deploy on all your client sites!

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Everything in Pro Multi

Unlimited active sites

Use on client sites

Priority email support

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Backed by a 14-day refund policy

If our plugin doesn’t work as promised, you’re covered by our 14-day refund policy and can request a refund. Read about our policy here.

All pricing excludes VAT and is paid annually. You can purchase the plugin in USD, GBP, or EUR – look for the little dropdown in the bottom right of the purchase screen. You can change plans or cancel your account at any time. Purchase and License handling powered by Freemius.

A preview of what’s on the horizon

In no particular order, below is a glimpse of the features in the pipeline for Better Search Pro.

Search PDF files

Index and search PDF files. These will be included within search results, allowing users to find and download the PDFs.

Weighted fields

In addition to the title and content, allow the admin to set the weightage of the post slug, excerpt, categories, tags, custom taxonomies, meta fields, authors, and comments.

Advanced Search Analytics Dashboard

Provide detailed insights into search queries, popular keywords, and no-result searches.

Advanced natural language searches

Index custom content, and then search everything By relevance, including documents.

WooCommerce / EDD / SureCart support

Enhance search specifically for WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, and SureCart stores, with filters for products, prices, or availability.

BuddyPress and bbPress Compatibility

Include activity streams, group discussions, and forum posts in search results.

Gutenberg Blocks

Add a block for displaying recent searches, search results, or heatmaps on pages or posts.

Search Redirection

Automatically redirect specific keywords to custom pages or posts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Search Pro is the premium version of our free WordPress plugin. It is a standalone plugin, meaning that it does not require the free version to be installed, and includes the additional features mentioned on this page. Better Search upgrades your WordPress search experience displaying contextual results with enhanced relevance.

Better Search has been tested on a wide range of themes. In seamless mode, the plugin overwrites the main WordPress query to display relevant results using your theme’s search template. You can create custom search templates or use the advanced search template within the plugin.

Better Search fully supports custom post types. You can select which post types you want the plugin to search on the settings page.

We use FreemiusOpens in a new window as our partner for everything that has to do with your Pro/Agency licenses for Better Search. They take care of distribution, licenses, subscriptions, payments, billing, etc.

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Yes, if you ever decide that Better Search isn’t the best plugin for your business, simply cancel your account from your Account panel.

Yes, and it doesn’t count towards your license activation limit! Unlimited test, development, and staging sites are included in your license, as long as our system can recognize the site as such.

Licenses are valid for a year and get renewed automatically each year to give you continued access to updates and Pro features. You will receive a friendly reminder email a month before the renewal date, giving you enough time to cancel the subscription, if you are so inclined.

We’re dedicated to top-notch support, ensuring you make the most of our plugin. If you encounter any challenges, there are numerous avenues for assistance:

  • Our extensive documentation contains references and guides for most situations you may encounter.
  • Free plugin users receive support via the WordPress.org support forums only.
  • Premium plan subscribers can receive support over email via our Help Desk.

We always do our best to reply to your support requests as soon as possible, regardless of the plan that you are paying for. However, support requests from Pro Multi and Agency plan customers are given priority.

Every site in a multisite installation needs a license. During checkout, you can select discounted license packages for 5, 25, or unlimited sites.

No. You will need the Pro Multi plan, which offers discounted license packages for 5, 25, or unlimited sites.

We don’t offer a trial, but we do offer a free WordPress plugin. You can also check our demo siteOpens in a new window which includes the pro versions of our plugins.

Yes. Better Search works out of the box, so there isn’t any setup or configuration required. However, if you’d like to fine-tune the plugin’s behaviour, you have a host of settings available to do so. The settings are user-friendly and allow you to configure the algorithm and output, display the popular search heatmap and add custom CSS.

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