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Relevanssi features · A better WordPress search

Help visitors find
what matters.

Your best content deserves to be found. Give visitors relevant results, search beyond page content, and make every search a clearer next step.

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PDF · PremiumYour sustainable travel checklistDiscover answers inside documents, as well as your posts and pages.

Illustrative layout. Your theme controls how search results look.

The foundation · Free & Premium

Better answers.
Less searching around.

Start with the features that make everyday searches more useful. Every capability below is included in both Relevanssi Free and Premium.

Put relevant results first

Rank results by relevance and adjust the weight of titles, content and comments. Help the most useful answers rise to the top.

Find more of your content

Include custom post types, custom fields, categories, tags, comments and shortcode output. Make information beyond the main page text discoverable.

Meet visitors’ vocabulary

Use partial-word matching, synonyms and “Did you mean?” suggestions to help visitors find content when their wording differs from yours.

Show why a result matches

Create contextual excerpts and highlight matching terms in results and on the destination page. Give visitors a useful preview before they click.

Control the search logic

Choose AND or OR matching, support quoted phrases, and manage stop words. Shape how queries match your content.

Learn what visitors need

Enable query logging to see popular searches and searches with no results. Spot topics your audience wants and gaps your content can fill.

Go further · Relevanssi Premium

More content to discover.
More control over the journey.

Choose Premium when your search needs to reach documents, connect a network, or guide visitors toward the content that matters most.

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Premium only

Search inside documents

Turn text-based PDFs and supported Office documents into searchable content. Useful for manuals, resources and download libraries.

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Premium only

Connect your Multisite

Search across sites in the same WordPress Multisite network. Help visitors discover relevant content without searching each site separately.

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Premium only

Fine-tune what comes first

Weight post types and taxonomies, boost newer content, and pin results for specific queries. Direct attention to the right answers.

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Discover people & topicsInclude user profiles and taxonomy term pages as results.

Guide the next stepSet query redirects and surface related posts.

Manage with confidenceExport settings, use WP-CLI, and get Premium support with your license.

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Key capabilities at a glance
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
Search posts and pages Included Included Included
Relevance ranking Basic Configurable Configurable
Custom fields, taxonomy data and comments Not included Included Included
Synonyms, snippets and highlighted matches Not included Included Included
Query logs and searches with no results Not included Included Included
Search inside PDFs and supported documents Not included Not included Included
Search across a Multisite network Not included Not included Included
Advanced weighting and query-specific pinned results Not included Not included Included
User profiles and taxonomy term pages Not included Not included Included
Settings export and Relevanssi WP-CLI Not applicable Not included Included
Support Community Community Premium license

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Everyday search & matching
Everyday search & matching
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
Search posts and pages Included Included Included
Sort results by date Included Included Included
Rank results by relevance Basic Configurable Configurable
Automatic updates after content changes No separate index Included Included
Partial-word matching Included Included Included
Quoted phrase searches Included Included Included
Choose AND or OR matching AND by default Included Included
Query-level operator control & fallback Not included Not included Included
Exclude terms with a NOT operator Basic minus syntax Not included Included
English stemming Not included Not included Included
Content you can search
Content you can search
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
Custom post types in search When enabled Included Included
Comments and comment authors Not included Included Included
Categories, tags and custom taxonomy data Not included Included Included
Custom fields Not included Included Included
Rendered shortcode content Not included Included Included
Post excerpts Included Included Included
PDF document text Not included Not included Included
Supported Office, ODT, RTF and ePub document text Not included Not included Included
User profiles as search results Not included Not included Included
Taxonomy term pages as search results Not included Not included Included
Additional wp_posts database columns Not included Not included Included
Result presentation & visitor guidance
Result presentation & visitor guidance
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
“Did you mean?” suggestions Not included Basic Improved
Contextual excerpts with highlighted matches Not included Included Included
Highlight matches on destination posts Not included Included Included
Query-specific pinned results Not included Not included Included
Search-query redirects Not included Not included Included
Related posts Not included Not included Included
Live search while typing Separate solution Companion plugin Companion plugin
Relevance controls & search insights
Relevance controls & search insights
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
Weight titles, content and comments Not included Included Included
Weight post types Not included Not included Included
Weight taxonomies Not included Not included Included
Boost recent posts Not included Not included Included
Adjust relevance with filter hooks Requires development Included Included
Search-query logging Not included Included Included
Review popular searches and zero-result queries Not included Included Included
Manage stop words Not included Included Included
Expand queries with synonyms Not included Included Included
Integrations, administration & support
Integrations, administration & support
Feature WordPress Relevanssi
Free		 Relevanssi
Premium
Easy plugin setup Built in Install & index Install & index
WPML and Polylang integration Via plugins Included Included
WooCommerce & bbPress indexing Via plugins With setup With setup
Use on individual sites in Multisite Included Included Included
Search across sites in the same Multisite network Not included Not included Included
Search throttling for larger databases Not included Included Included
Export and import plugin settings Not applicable Not included Included
Relevanssi WP-CLI commands Not applicable Not included Included
Support Community Community Premium license

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Built around your content

What should your visitors find?

Start with your website’s needs. Choose the content to index, then configure the search for the way your audience uses it.

Products & buying information

Help shoppers search product descriptions, SKUs and custom fields. WooCommerce needs indexing and search-form configuration for your store.

WooCommerce setup →

Knowledge & resources

Bring articles and custom content into search. Add Premium to make the text inside your PDF and document library discoverable too.

Document indexing guide →

Communities & languages

Index bbPress forums, topics and replies, and work with WPML or Polylang. Adjust indexing settings and test your integration.

bbPress setup →

Find your fit

A better search starts here.

Use Free for a stronger everyday search. Choose Premium for documents, cross-site discovery and more precise control.

The essentials

Relevanssi Free

For blogs, content websites and a better everyday WordPress search.

  • Relevance ranking and adjustable core weights
  • Custom fields, taxonomies and shortcode content
  • Excerpts, highlights, synonyms and query logs
  • Community support on WordPress.org

Get Relevanssi Free

A practical starting point for better search.

For more demanding search

Relevanssi Premium

For document libraries, Multisite networks and websites that need more control.

  • Everything in Free, plus document content search
  • Cross-site search, user profiles and term pages
  • Advanced weighting, pinned results and redirects
  • Premium support and updates with your license

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Annual and permanent licenses · Unlimited sites

Before you choose

A few useful answers.

Do I need to replace my search form or theme?

Relevanssi generally works with the standard WordPress search form. Your theme still controls the results layout. Custom search queries and third-party search widgets may need integration work. Install the plugin, select the content to index, and build the index to get started. Read the setup guide.

Are search logs included in Free?

Yes. Query logging is available in both Free and Premium. Enable it to review popular searches and queries without results. Free also includes basic “Did you mean?” suggestions; Premium adds improved spelling correction.

Can Free run on a WordPress Multisite network?

Yes. You can use Free on individual sites in a Multisite installation. Searching across several sites in the same network requires Premium. Cross-site searches have different filtering capabilities from single-site searches, so review the Multisite guide for your setup.

What should I know about PDF and document search?

Full-text document indexing requires Premium and supported attachments in the Media Library. PDFs need selectable text; Relevanssi does not perform OCR. Document extraction sends files to an external service, with an EU or US endpoint available. Review the processing requirements before indexing confidential files. Read the document indexing guide.

Does Relevanssi provide live search as I type?

Live results are available through the separate Relevanssi Live Ajax Search companion plugin. The search-results illustration above shows an example presentation; it is not a live search widget or a bundled results template.

What are the limits, especially on larger websites?

Relevanssi needs database space for its index, and performance depends on content volume and server resources. It primarily searches WordPress post content and related data; Premium also supports user profiles and taxonomy term pages. It does not provide arbitrary external-database search or nested Boolean query groups. Test your theme and integrations, including bbPress indexing exclusions. For resource-constrained sites, consider Relevanssi Light. See the knowledge base for compatibility guidance.

Make your content easier to discover

Give every search
a better next step.

Choose the version that fits your content and your visitors.

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