Improved search tools and template functions including Google-like search result snippets (on-the-fly contextual abstract), search statistics and hit- …
As of April 2026, YD Search Functions is a WordPress wp plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Theme Editor.
This WordPress plugin installs a set of new template functions that lets you customize the way search results are displayed in your WordPress search page.
You can use on-the-fly generated Google-style text snippets to help make search result abstracts more useful.
You can do on-the-fly hit-highlighting (in-line xml-based, not through a cumbersome asynchronous Javascript).
Your customized search result snippets being included in the delivered page content, they can be indexed by third-party web search engines.
The CSS styling of snippet results is compatible with Google custom search engine stylesheets for complete integration.
The design of the search result display is highly customizable through the plugin’s settings page: you can set-u…
| WordPress | 2.9.1+ requiredTested up to 2.9.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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