CelerSearch – AI-Powered Instant Search with Meilisearch vs DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce

CelerSearch routes WordPress search through Meilisearch: fast responses, typo tolerance, autocomplete, highlighting, optional AI semantic search, and full WooCommerce support. 🎬 Try it live All three demos run this exact plugin with AI Semantic Search enabled: Outdoor Shop (WooCommerce): search keep my coffee hot on the summit and a vacuum flask ranks first, even though its product copy never uses those words. Art Gallery (custom post type): try a moody storm at sea, then narrow by medium, style, and era. Cinema: describe a feel-good time-travel movie without knowing a single title. More context for each demo at celersearch.com/demos. 🔍 Search Instant results on any site size Typo tolerance and stemming out of the box Optional AI semantic search that blends meaning with keyword relevance (see below) Optional AI chatbot that answers visitor questions from your indexed content, as a floating widget, shortcode, or block (bring your own OpenAI-compatible API key) Live, paginated autocomplete as users type Match highlighting on titles and excerpts Category, tag, and custom-taxonomy filtering Pin documents at fixed positions for chosen queries (per-index Rules) Custom search results pages via Views + block/shortcode Native WordPress search fallback when Meilisearch is unreachable 🤖 AI Semantic Search Semantic search matches meaning, not just words. CelerSearch configures a Meilisearch embedder on the index and blends vector similarity with keyword relevance (hybrid search) on every query. Enable it per index: Index Settings, AI Search, “Enable AI semantic search” Bring your own OpenAI API key; keyword search never needs one Pick the model: text-embedding-3-small (default, cheapest) or text-embedding-3-large (most accurate) Tune the keyword-to-semantic balance with a ratio slider, plus an optional relevance cutoff Applies automatically everywhere: site search, autocomplete, and WooCommerce shop filters Works with any Meilisearch 1.13+ (or 1.3+ with the vectorStore experimental flag), self-hosted or managed Full walkthrough in the AI Semantic Search guide, and see the FAQ below for models and costs. 🗂 Indexing Posts, pages, any custom post type WooCommerce products (including variations) and orders Users, for membership and community sites (strict privacy allowlist; email excluded by default) Meta Box custom fields, including fields stored in Custom Database Tables Real-time sync on publish, update, trash, and watched meta changes Manual reindex with configurable batch size; “Refresh in place” mode keeps search live (zero downtime) Per-index searchable, filterable, sortable attributes and synonyms, all editable in the admin Content splitting for long posts (configurable; Meilisearch deduplicates results) 🌐 Where search runs Frontend site search (replace the default results page with a custom View) Admin list search (posts, products, orders, media, users) BuddyPress members directory REST API search (headless/decoupled setups) AJAX-faceted WooCommerce shop & archive filters 📊 Analytics (opt-in) See your top queries and which ones return zero results, so you can fix content gaps Daily query-volume trend per index over 7/30/90-day windows Off by default and fully private: data stays in your own database, with bounded retention (see Privacy & Data below) 🎯 Use cases WooCommerce stores with thousands of orders: native admin order search slows to a crawl and misses matches as the orders table grows. Enable the “WooCommerce Admin Orders Search” area and lookups stay instant at any scale. Product catalogs with rich attributes: drive shop and category archives with AJAX-faceted filters for color, size, brand, price, plus typo-tolerant keyword search. Content-heavy sites (news, blogs, documentation): replace the frontend search with live autocomplete and fuzzy matching so readers find posts by typing a few characters. Membership and community sites: index users behind a strict privacy allowlist and make the wp-admin Users screen and the BuddyPress members directory instant and typo-tolerant. Custom post types at scale: directories, job boards, listings. Native WP search is a slow LIKE '%…%' across a handful of columns; CelerSearch indexes every field and ranks by relevance. 🧑‍💻 Developer-friendly 40+ filter hooks across indexing, search, and results Extend with your own index types (celersearch_supported_indices) Custom search-area types (celersearch_area_types) for LearnDash and others (BuddyPress ships built-in) Taxonomy-aware queries translate WP_Query tax_query to the engine filter syntax Full documentation at celersearch.com/docs. Requirements WordPress 6.0+ PHP 8.1+ A Meilisearch instance: self-host on your VPS, or get a managed one at celersearch.com from $12/mo. Optional, for AI Semantic Search: an OpenAI API key and Meilisearch 1.13+ (or 1.3+ with the vectorStore experimental flag). 🚀 Getting started After activation a welcome notice points you to the setup flow: Stand up Meilisearch: self-host (guide) or use celersearch.com Add the service under CelerSearch → Services Create an index under CelerSearch → Indices and rebuild it Enable the relevant search area under CelerSearch → Settings Privacy & Data CelerSearch does not phone home. Keyword search forwards queries only to the Meilisearch instance you configure under CelerSearch → Services. One optional feature involves a third party: if you enable AI Semantic Search on an index, document text (as rendered by the document template, capped by its byte limit) and search queries are sent to OpenAI to generate embeddings, using your own API key. That feature is off by default. The optional Analytics feature (off by default; opt-in under CelerSearch → Settings → Analytics) stores each performed search in your own WordPress database so you can see what visitors search for. When enabled it records: The search term (the text typed by the visitor) The matching index, area type, and the number of results returned The search engine that served the request (e.g. meilisearch) and a timestamp IP addresses, user identifiers, session tokens, referrers, and user-agent strings are never stored. Retention is bounded by a configurable window (default 30 days, range 7–365) and a daily background job prunes older rows automatically. You can disable Analytics at any time and clear all collected data from the Settings page. Uninstalling the plugin drops the analytics table entirely.

Increase your WooCommerce store’s conversion rates by up to 30% using our AI-driven search plugin for WordPress. Simplify the shopping experience for your customers with results in less than 0.025 seconds and personalized recommendations, cutting down on conversion time. Enhance user satisfaction with our lightning-fast search bar, voice, and image search options, advanced search by category feature, and intuitive product filters. Our plugin seamlessly integrates with Elementor, providing a smooth Ajax product search experience, a motive to upgrade your WordPress site today with our search and discovery solution, and see the difference in your online store! Introduction Upgrade your eCommerce site with our advanced product search for WooCommerce. Install our search plugin in just 5 minutes, with no programming skills required! Experience the power of Doofinder’s AI search today! Doofinder sign up | Demo Store | Installation Steps Features 🔍 Intelligent Product Filters: Allow shoppers to effortlessly navigate through your catalog with our intuitive default and customizable filters. 🔝 Searchandising: Create rules to prioritize products within your search results. 📱 Mobile First: Enjoy a specialized mobile search mode crafted for an optimal user experience. 🔍🗣️ Multiple Ways to Search: Empower users to search via voice, text, or image—whichever suits their preference. 📊 Real-Time Analytics: Gain valuable insights into user behavior and geolocation data. 🔀 Multi-Index & Redirections: Set up pre-configured results, seamlessly redirecting users to relevant pages based on their search query. 🎨 Respect Your Theme Design: Ensure seamless integration with your existing design aesthetic. 🔡 Typo-Tolerance & Synonyms: Enhance search accuracy with typo tolerance and synonym recognition. 🔮 Predictive Search Suggestions: Anticipate user needs with relevant search suggestions. 🖼️ Customizable Appearance: Tailor the layout and design of product cards to suit your brand. 🎉 Promotional Banners: Highlight special offers and promotions within search results to enhance your product merchandising. 🌐 Multi-language and Multi-currency Support: Reach a global audience with support for over 30 languages and currencies. 🛠️ Technical Support: Ensure continuous growth with a technical support team that’s always ready to help. 🧥👗AI Product recommendation carousels: Guide users to products they’ll love and maximize cross-selling with our AI-powered recommendations. Requirements Important: To use this plugin you need to have an account with Doofinder. If you don’t have an account, you can sign up here to start your 30-day free trial period. The minimum technical requirements are the same as the WordPress ones. Configuration One-Click Indexing of All WordPress Content Check out our support page and follow the steps for installation: go to the support page! NOTICE: Doofinder for WordPress comes with built-in support for WPML. If you’re using it, make sure you’ve switched to one of the defined languages. If you stay in the “All Languages” context, you won’t be able to set up anything. You’ll need to set up a search engine for each language on your site. General Settings You will see that the installation is very simple, but to make it easier you should familiarize yourself with some basic concepts. API Key: This is the secret code you use to organize content (in machine learning setups, you can share the same code). You can find your API key in the Doofinder Control Panel. Click on your profile name (at the top) and then on API Keys. Make sure you’re using a Management API key, not a Search API key. Search Engine HashID: This is the ID of the search engine that will organize your content. You can find it in the Doofinder Control Panel. Click on Search Engines in the top menu. The Hash ID will be shown next to the name of your Search Engine. Remember to use different search engines for different languages if you’re in a machine-learning environment. Update on Save: This is the time it takes for posts/products to be refreshed after you make a change. JS Layer Script: Here, you can adjust the Layer JavaScript Code. The JavaScript Layer needs it to work properly. Visit our Support Documentation for detailed steps. https://support.doofinder.com/plugins/woocommerce/installation-guide/installation-steps-woocommerce.html