# SearchWP
> [!NOTE] Overview
> SearchWP is a premium WordPress plugin that enhances the native WordPress search functionality with advanced features, custom post type support, and improved relevancy algorithms.
## Key Features
1. Search Enhancement
- Custom post types
- Custom fields
- PDF content
- Media search
2. Search Control
- Weight control
- Exclusions
- Synonyms
- Partial matches
3. Advanced Features
- Live search
- Related content
- Statistics
- Custom engines
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Recommended
- **Pricing**: $99 first year, $79/year renewal
- **Installation Type**: Search Enhancement Plugin
## Core Features
### 1. Search Capabilities
1. Content Search
- Posts
- Pages
- Custom post types
- Custom fields
2. Media Search
- PDF documents
- Office files
- Image metadata
- File contents
### 2. Configuration Options
1. Engine Settings
- Multiple engines
- Custom weights
- Rule sets
- Exclusions
2. Search Rules
- Partial matches
- Exact phrases
- Fuzzy matching
- Minimum word length
## Advanced Features
### 1. Search Tools
1. Enhanced Options
- Live ajax search
- Faceted search
- Related posts
- Popular searches
2. Integration Features
- WooCommerce
- Advanced Custom Fields
- Custom taxonomies
- Meta data
### 2. Developer Tools
1. API Access
- Custom integrations
- Search hooks
- Filter options
- Template tags
2. Extension Support
- Add-ons
- Custom modules
- Integration tools
- Third-party support
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Basic Setup
1. Installation
- Plugin setup
- Engine config
- Weight settings
- Rule definition
2. Search Settings
- Content types
- Field selection
- Priority setup
- Exclusion rules
### 2. Advanced Settings
1. Performance Options
- Index settings
- Cache config
- Query limits
- Load handling
2. Integration Settings
- Template setup
- Widget config
- API usage
- Custom code
## Best Practices
1. Initial Setup
- Plan structure
- Test searches
- Monitor results
- Adjust weights
2. Maintenance
- Regular indexing
- Performance check
- Log review
- Weight adjustment
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- [[FacetWP]]
- WooCommerce
- ACF
- Custom post types
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Search Problems
- Index issues
- Performance
- Relevancy
- Missing content
2. Technical Issues
- Memory limits
- Server load
- Cache conflicts
- Plugin conflicts
## Performance Impact
1. Server Resources
- Index size
- Query load
- Cache usage
- Memory needs
2. Optimization
- Index timing
- Query limits
- Cache setup
- Load balancing
## Configuration Tips
1. Setup Strategy
- Define needs
- Plan structure
- Test thoroughly
- Monitor usage
2. Implementation Tips
- Start simple
- Add complexity
- Test results
- Adjust settings
## Resources
- [Official Website](https://searchwp.com)
- [Documentation](https://searchwp.com/documentation/)
- [Extensions](https://searchwp.com/extensions/)
- [Support](https://searchwp.com/support/)