Smart Search Engine
Smart Search replaces the native WordPress search engine by giving relevance to what matters. Results are displayed according to your current theme.
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·10 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Smart Search Engine is a WordPress search plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.6K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Bring a REAL search engine into your WordPress website in 5 minutes, for free!
Smart Search enhances the WordPress search engine by querying Microsoft BING and its Search API.
The search query is performed in the context of your website url, just like you would type the following search query on BING:
site:http://www.yourblog.com find this and that in New York
Brief
URLs from the BING result set are converted by Smart Search to WordPress post IDs, thus the display process is the same your theme implements for regular searches.
Search results come from Microsoft BING. This means semantics and relevance on board!!
You can also choose to cache the search engine’s results for a defined period of time, which basically means that your site will load a little bit faster if the same search…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.9.4
- Admin feature: color pickers to choose highlight colors
- Extended troubleshooting doc section
Contributors
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