Adds Sphinx integration to WordPress' search capability.
As of April 2026, WP Sphinx Search is a WordPress search plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: String locator.
Sphinx is a GPL version 2 full-text search engine with the ability to run high speed search queries. It can give users a more robust search experience by providing better phrase and word matching to better sort results by relevance. This plugin integrates Sphinx’s search capabilities to replace the normal search that WordPress provides.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0. |
| PHP | false+ required |
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