Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin vs Slickstream

Ivory Search is a simple to use advanced WordPress search plugin. It enhances the default WordPress search and also allows you to create new custom search forms. With Ivory Search, you can create an unlimited number of search forms and configure each search form individually to customize WordPress search and perform different types of searches on site content. Display the custom search forms on site header, footer, sidebar or widget area, navigation or menu, on pages, posts, custom post types or anywhere on the site using its shortcodes. Note: The styling of the search form highly depends on how your theme styles it. If your theme does not style search form correctly then to style it get free support from Ivory Search Support. Have any doubt or question? Feel free to ask it using Contact Form. Links Website Documentation Support Contact Us Key Features Perform faster search with inverted index-based search engine. Index and search shortcode contents. Search WooCommerce products. Search images, files and attachments. Customize search form using customizer. Search using AJAX search. Track searches in search analytics. Index and search TablePress shortcode contents. Create unlimited number of search forms. Configure each search forms separately. Configure search form to search specific content. Exclude specific content from search results. Display Search Forms anywhere on your site. Supports multilingual search. Multilingual Search supported by Weglot Integrates with popular plugins such as WooCommerce, Weglot, Polylang, bbPress, WPML etc. AJAX Search or Live Search Convert any search form including default search form to AJAX search form. Search posts, pages, WooCommerce products, images, files or any custom post type using AJAX search. Exclude any specific content from AJAX search. Search Form Customizer Use customizer to change search form colors and its text. Choose any search form style from various search forms. Search Specific Content Search specific post types such as post, page, product, attachment, forum etc. Search in post title. Search in post content. Search in post excerpt. Search posts having specific category or taxonomy terms. Search in category or taxonomy terms title. Search in category or taxonomy terms description. Search posts having specific custom fields or metadata. Search WooCommerce products SKU. [Premium] Search WooCommerce products variation. [Premium] Search posts created by specific authors. [Premium] Search in author Display name and display the posts created by that author. Search posts having specific statuses. [Premium] Search posts having specific number of comments. [Premium] Search in approved comments content. Search posts created in specific date. Search only password protected posts. Search only posts without passwords. Search all posts with and without passwords. Search specific files, MIME type or media attachments such as images, audio, videos, PDF, documents etc. [Premium] Search in the title, caption and description of images, attachments and media. Search in multiple languages as the plugin supports multilingual plugins such as Polylang, WPML etc. Exclude Specific Content From Search Exclude specific post types from search. Exclude specific posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Media Attachments, forums or any custom post type from search. Do not search in the post title. Configure to not search in post content. Configure to not search in post excerpt. Exclude posts from search having specific category or taxonomy terms. Exclude posts from search having specific custom fields or metadata. [Premium] Exclude ‘out of stock’ WooCommerce products from search. [Premium] Exclude posts from search created by specific authors. [Premium] Exclude posts from search having specific statuses. [Premium] Exclude sticky posts from search. Exclude posts from search having specific number of comments. Exclude posts from search created before or after specific dates. Exclude password protected posts from search. Exclude posts from search without passwords. Exclude images, audios, videos, PDF, documents, attachments, files, media, file type or MIME type from search. [Premium] Control and Extend Search Display search form in navigation menu and configure its functionality. Configure the number of posts to display in search results. Highlight search terms on the search results page. Order posts in ascending or descending order of date, relevance, id, author, title, type, name, comment count, menu order or entirely random. [Premium] Display or hide sticky posts at the top of the search results page. Display an error page or list all posts for empty search queries. Display search forms only to site administrators while testing, before going live. Disable an individual search form or disable searching site wide. Configure stop words which are excluded from search. Option to add word synonyms to provide more relevant search results. Display post_type argument in the search query URL and restrict search to it. Search posts having all or any of the selected category or taxonomy terms. Display content having any or all the searched terms. Fuzzy Matching – Search posts that include the whole search term or search words in the posts that begins or ends with the search term. Keyword Stemming – Also searches base word of searched keyword. [Premium] Note: some of the features are Premium marked as [Premium]. To have access to those features you will need Ivory Search Premium. You can get Ivory Search Premium here! We enhanced and re-wrote old Add Search To Menu plugin from the ground up and Add Search To Menu has renamed to Ivory Search. Help Need Help? Get Ivory Search support. Feedback Any suggestions or comments are welcome. Feel free to contact us using this Contact form.

This plugin is for Slickstream customers. It adds our embed code and key metadata into your webpages without affecting site speed or performance. Slickstream users get unlimited access to all of our tools, including: – Responsive as-you-type search with a heap of advanced features that your visitors will love – Customizable recommendation carousels and grids backed by real data – Hassle-free content favoriting to keep your visitors coming back – A robust analytics portal with engagement insights you can actually use The Slickstream Difference What makes Slickstream different is that we handle the hard work for you. We sit outside of WordPress, which means when you sign up we build a model of your site and use it to populate all of our search and recommendation tools. Then you pick the ones you want to use, flip a switch, and we’re live! Your site can be running Slickstream tomorrow, with no complicated technical implementation required. What’s Included Floating Search: Search with Slickstream on any page Hooked Search Buttons: Automatically link your existing search to Slickstream Inline Search Module: As-you-type search results displaying on page Infinite Filmstrip: Content recommendations placed above posts Filmstrip Toolbar: Sticky recommendations that display on scroll Content Grid: Flexible recommendation module that can be placed anywhere Floating Favorites: Interactive content bookmarking with no sign-in required Floating Back-to-Top: Simple option to return to top of content Web Story Player: Full site integrations for existing web stories Campaigns: Incorporate custom objectives into user experience (business only) Analytics Portal: Robust insights into both Slickstream statistics and general General Features and Integrations: Supports all major themes and editors Search or recommend content across multiple domains Multi-language search results supported Configurable GDPR settings Designed for accessibility compliance Client-side API available Email provider integrations (MailChimp, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign) First-party data integration with advertising networks Google Analytics integration Recipe card integrations (WP Recipe Maker, Tasty Recipes) E-commerce integration (Shopify) Configuration Options: Pre-made templates to choose from Granular look and feel controls Custom messaging on all text prompts Attribution removal (additional charge) Built-in CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) handling Optional opt-in email collection Optional advertising slot inclusions Search and Recommendation Details: Search by category, content type, or author Default sort by relevance, date, or popularity Custom result weighting in search and recommendations Manual categorization and content grouping control Exclude results by category, content type, or individual posts Custom taxonomies supported Progressively detailed results including metadata Automatic content grouping in results Fuzzy matching and typo forgiveness Highlighted search terms in results Structured data search experience for ingredients or supplies All search queries recorded in analytics FAQs What is Slickstream? Slickstream is a sophisticated market-leading user engagement suite designed for independent publishers. It helps you turn casual visitors into loyal readers that return again and again through intelligent as-you-type search, content recommendations, favoriting and membership capabilities, email sign-up, and other useful features. You can easily design captivating user journeys that lead visitors to exactly what they’re looking for. The result is higher pageviews, time-on-page, click-throughs, and return visits. As if that isn’t enough, Slickstream’s reporting gives deep insights into its performance and how your visitors are interacting on your site, far beyond what you can see in Google Analytics. How will Slickstream help me? Slickstream helps you to get the most out of the traffic that visits your site by turning casual visitors into loyal readers, increasing ad revenue. Customizable features complement your brand and create a more premium site experience. The powerful recommendation engine serves up the best content to your readers so they spend more time on your site. Slickstream also saves you time, money and hassle from not having to rely on developers, multiple products, or other resources to do a bunch of manual site customization handled with one simple Slickstream installation. Worried about first-party data? Slickstream helps with that too! Slickstream helps you authenticate traffic and build first-party data with logged-in site visitors. Slickstream also offers an email sign-up feature that you can use to collect email addresses, but you can seamlessly use your existing email subscription method too. Slicksteam’s Highlighter feature draws attention to any element of your site you choose and has proven to significantly improve conversions. Do You Support Languages Other Than English? Yes we do. Our underlying recommendation technology is not English-specific, and we have already localized the Engagement Suite for German, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French, Norwegian, Swedish, Croatian, Russian, Danish, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese and more. Reach out to us and we can confirm if we support your language too. Where can I learn more about Slickstream? You can find more information about Slickstream at our website: https://slickstream.com. How can I report security bugs? You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team helps validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.