Better Search Pro 4.5.0 exposes AI answers through POST /wp-json/bsearch/v1/ask and the better-search/ask WordPress ability. Both use the same retrieval, limits, cache, and answer validation. The module must be enabled and a compatible WordPress AI Client provider configured. REST request Send a JSON body with question, a plain-language question of 3–300 characters. The frontend may...
Better Search Pro 4.5.0 can answer a visitor’s question from your published posts. It finds relevant posts with Better Search, sends short excerpts to your AI provider, and shows a brief answer with source links. When your content has no answer, visitors get a link to the search results. AI answers are in beta and...
Better Search Pro enhances the WordPress REST API search results to show posts ordered by relevance. When you enable this feature, a REST API search is performed, and Better Search Pro applies the default search configuration, just as it does for standard WordPress search requests. WordPress core utilizes the REST API in various scenarios, including...
Better Search enhances WordPress’s native search capabilities to deliver more relevant results to visitors. At the heart of this functionality is the Better_Search_Query class, which you can use for optimal search performance on your site. What is Better_Search_Query? The Better_Search_Query class extends WordPress’s native WP_Query class, significantly improving search relevance and performance. It implements MySQL’s...
Better Search 4.5.0 registers abilities with the WordPress Abilities API. The shared ability runs a relevance-weighted search; Better Search Pro adds abilities for popular search terms, spelling suggestions, and clearing the cache. Requirements Using an AI assistant The Abilities API does not add a chat screen to WordPress. It makes plugin actions available to connected...
Better Search provides two shortcodes: install test pro how to 1 license search price elementor shortcode short code Shortcodes kadence filter category css wordpress get_crp_posts_id page/2 better and Search for: Ask AI . These are available in both the free and pro versions of the plugin and can display a heatmap of popular searches or...
Better Search is free to use and replaces WordPress search with relevance-ranked FULLTEXT results right out of the box. The Pro upgrade adds fuzzy matching, a custom search index, multisite cross-site search, and WP-CLI integration for those who need more control. Free vs Pro Feature Free Pro Core Search FULLTEXT relevance-ranked search ✅ ✅ Seamless...
The Search tab of the Better Search settings page offers a collection of options that allow you to fine-tune how search results are generated, displayed, and filtered. Below is an explanation of each available setting. Search Configuration Number of Search Results per page Set the maximum number of search results displayed per page. Post types...
The General section is the first in the Better Search settings screen. It gives you the main options for configuring Better Search on your WordPress blog. Enable Seamless Integration This setting integrates Better Search completely with your theme. When enabled, the plugin ignores the better-search-template.php file. Search results will still be sorted by relevance without...
The Feature Manager, introduced in Better Search 4.4.0, lets you turn off optional features you are not using. When a feature is turned off, its code never loads — saving memory and removing its settings from the rest of the interface. Live search, REST API search integration and “Did you mean” suggestions start turned off....
Better Search can highlight the terms a visitor searched for, both on the search results page and on the post or page they click through to. This makes it easy for visitors to spot why a result matched their query. How it works Highlighting has two settings on the Output tab of the Better Search...
Better Search Pro CLI (BSP-CLI) was introduced in Better Search Pro v4.3.0, allowing you to manage search operations without touching the admin dashboard. If you’re running large-scale WordPress installations or automating deployments, these commands handle everything from cache warming to database maintenance. About WP-CLI WP-CLI is a set of command-line tools for managing WordPress installations....
