Search Console: Powerful WordPress Search Plugin
The Search Console is the ultimate WordPress search plugin, ideal for improving WordPress search suggestions to direct users to relevant content.
Automatically redirect users as they type their search, suggest query terms and replace unwanted words.
Protect yourself from hackers and spam bots attempting to crash your site with DoS (denial-of-service) attacks.
Smart SuggestionsSuggest terms and phrases based on what the user is typing. For example, display 'I have an issue and need technical support' as soon as the user writes 'support'. |
Suggesting Terms Dynamically |
List of Redirections | Redirect Based on SearchDirect users to an internal URL according to their search. Make essential pages such as Refund Policy and FAQ easier to access by directing visitors that type similar queries. |
Block Searches and UsersInterrupt specific queries and show a customizable error message or redirect users.Protect your site from spam bots by blocking IP addresses that repeatedly perform forbidden searches. |
Customizable Error Message |
List of Replaced Terms | Replace Typos and Bad WordsMake WordPress search suggestions smarter by automatically replacing common typos or forbidden words. The WordPress search plugin is essential if you use technical and difficult names for your products - guide users and prevent them for misspelling important words. As an alternative, change the name of your competitors to show your own offerings. |
Using the WordPress Search Console Plugin
- Redirect Search – Send users to a specific internal URL based on the search terms
- Suggest Search – Dynamically show multiple suggestions that match what the visitor is typing
- Fix Search – Guide users and help them avoid spelling mistakes and undesired words
- Ban Search – Prevent visitors from searching certain terms and block suspect ID addresses
Search Console Use Case Examples
- Improve FAQ – Integrate FAQ and search box, directing users to the most common questions
- Overhaul Index – Let users find a specific page or product quickly, even if you have hundreds of items
- MultiLanguage Site – Help foreign users by replacing terms such as “ayuda” for “help” and send them to the FAQ
- Retire Old Pages – If users are looking for a discontinued product, you can direct that query to the newest version
Search Console Additional Resources
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WordPress Search Console Plugin Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin.
Why do I need this plugin?
The default WordPress search is severely limited. This results in users having a hard time finding the most relevant content, especially if your site has information spread between many pages.
Search Console fixes that by providing redirect, suggest and replace rules to overhaul search.
Finally, you can easily improve site performance by blocking certain searches or suspicious IP addresses that perform those unallowed queries.
What are the Search Console improvements?
The plugin has four search-improving tools:
- Redirect – Whenever a user searches for a certain word in the search bar, he/she will be redirected to an internal URL of your choice.Learn more: Search Improvement Tools – Redirect From Search
- Replace – Whenever a user searches for a certain word in the search bar, that word will be replaced with another. Learn more: Replace From Search
- Suggest – The search box will suggest certain terms based on what the user is searching. Learn more: Suggest From Search
- Ban Search – Visitors who search for banned terms will be either redirected or showed an error message. Learn more: Ban From Search
Does this plugin add a search bar to my site?
No. The placement of the search bar depends on your theme’s configurations.
As a rule of thumb, it may be enabled from the Customize option in the admin panel. But, if you are unsure how to add or modify it, you should consult the documentation of your theme.
Example of where to enable the search bar using the Divi theme
Can I check how many times a term was searched for?
Learn more: Search Log.
Does the plugin collect any user data?
Yes, the plugin collects IP addresses only of users that search for banned terms.
The general search log lists search count and date anonymously.
Can I use this plugin in languages other than English?
WordPress Search Console
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- Suggestion rule in action
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- Search log shows data on performed searches
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- Create redirection rules
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- Creating replace rules