CloudSearch for WordPress Plugin Directory
CloudSearch is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 5 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
CloudSearch is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Andrea Landonio. With a rating of 5.0★ from 5 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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CloudSearch is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 5 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Andrea Landonio — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (5) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How CloudSearch works
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CloudSearch is a flexible plugin that allows you to leverage the search index power of Amazon CloudSearch in your WordPress site.
To use this plugin you’ll need an Amazon Web Services account. Attention: Amazon CloudSearch is a paid service and will require a credit card.
Before you can start using CloudSearch, the plugin needs to be activated and configured. Activate the plugin, then go to the menu “CloudSearch -> Settings” (you can find this menu in the sidebar of your WordPress admin panel).
Fill the form data:
Enter Amazon access key ID, Amazon secret access key and Amazon region for your account (look for “Security Credentials” in your Amazon console to retrieve these data)
Enter your CloudSearch index search endpoint and the domain name (I suggest to create the CloudSearch index before you start the plugin configuration)
Schema settings
Other settings
IMPORTANT NOTES WITH RELEASE 2.0.0:
* At least WordPress 4.4 version mandatory (for WP_Term support)
* Changed APIs output from an array of IDs to an array of object composed by the entity ID and the entity type
Minimum requirements:
WordPress Version 4.4
PHP Version 5.3
Amazon Web Services account with CloudSearch enabled
Usage
Go to CloudSearch -> Settings
Enter your Amazon access key ID, Secret access key and the Amazon region where you have created the CloudSearch index
Enter a Search endpoint and the Domain name. Get these info in your CloudSearch dashboard in AWS Console
Choose post types, custom fields and custom taxonomies that you want to export to the CloudSearch index
Set up other settings or leave defaults
Save settings.
Go to CloudSearch -> Manage
Click the action Create index, Run indexing and Sync all documents. Between every action wait until the Status field is Active, then go on with the next task
After these operation your index is ready, now you can search documents in your CloudSearch index
Links: Author’s Site
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is CloudSearch?
CloudSearch is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 5 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Andrea Landonio.