OWH Domain WHOIS RDAP vs Relevanssi – A Better Search

OWH Domain WHOIS RDAP is a powerful and modern WordPress plugin that enables domain availability checking using exclusively the RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol), abandoning legacy WHOIS protocol. The plugin provides a complete domain verification experience with an intuitive interface, advanced Gutenberg blocks, and detailed WHOIS/RDAP information. Why Choose OWH Domain WHOIS RDAP? Modern RDAP Protocol: Uses only RDAP (JSON) for faster and more accurate queries Official TLD Validation: Validates domain extensions using IANA’s official list (data.iana.org/rdap/dns.json) Real-Time Validation: Real-time domain validation with TLD pre-verification Multiple TLD Support: Compatible with hundreds of official domain extensions How It Works Domain Input: Users enter domain name in the search form TLD Validation: Plugin validates the domain extension against IANA’s official list RDAP Query: If valid, performs RDAP query to appropriate server Result Display: Shows availability status with detailed information Perfect For Web Hosting Companies: Domain search functionality for hosting services Domain Registrars: Integration with domain registration systems Web Agencies: Client domain availability checking Developers: Modern RDAP implementation for domain services IT Professionals: Reliable domain information gathering Technical Highlights RDAP Protocol: Modern replacement for legacy WHOIS (port 43) JSON Responses: Structured, machine-readable domain data IANA Integration: Official TLD list synchronization Clean Architecture: PSR-4 compliant with dependency injection Configuration Initial Setup Navigate to OWH RDAP Settings Enable Domain Search option Set your Search Results Page (create a page with [owh-rdap-whois-results] shortcode) Set your WHOIS Details Page (create a page with [owh-rdap-whois-details] shortcode) Save settings Page Setup Search Page: Add the shortcode [owh-rdap-whois-search] to any page Results Page: Create a page with [owh-rdap-whois-results] shortcode Details Page: Create a page with [owh-rdap-whois-details] shortcode Gutenberg Block Setup Edit any page or post with Gutenberg editor Add a new block and search for “RDAP Domain Search Enhanced” Configure visual options: Colors (text, background, button) Typography (font size) Borders (radius, width, color) Layout (standard or inline) Custom CSS External Services This plugin connects to external services to obtain domain information and TLD validation data. These services are essential for providing accurate domain availability information and ensuring proper domain validation. IANA RDAP DNS Bootstrap Service What the service is: IANA RDAP DNS Bootstrap Service (https://data.iana.org/rdap/dns.json) – The official Internet Assigned Numbers Authority service for RDAP server discovery What it is used for: Primary source for obtaining the official list of TLD (Top Level Domains) and their corresponding RDAP servers What data is sent: No personal data is sent. The plugin downloads the public DNS bootstrap file containing TLD-to-RDAP-server mappings When data is sent: During TLD list updates (manual or automatic) and when validating domain extensions RDAP Servers (Various Domain Registries) What the service is: Various RDAP servers operated by domain registries and registrars worldwide (e.g., Verisign for .com/.net, PIR for .org, etc.) What it is used for: Querying domain registration information and availability status using the RDAP protocol What data is sent: Only the domain name being queried (e.g., “example.com”). No personal or sensitive information is transmitted When data is sent: When users perform domain availability searches through the plugin interface Important Notes: – Domain queries are cached locally to improve performance and reduce external service requests – No personal, private, or sensitive data is transmitted to these services – Only domain names and TLD information are sent for legitimate domain availability checking – All communications use secure HTTPS connections – The plugin respects rate limiting and best practices for RDAP queries – If external services are unavailable, the plugin uses cached TLD data and provides appropriate error messages Support For technical support, feature requests, or bug reports: Support Portal: Link Nacional Support GitHub: Report issues on our GitHub repository Transform your website into a professional domain checking service with OWH Domain WHOIS RDAP today!

Relevanssi replaces the standard WordPress search with a better search engine, with lots of features and configurable options. You’ll get better results, better presentation of results – your users will thank you. This is the free version of Relevanssi. There’s also Relevanssi Premium, which has added features. For more information about Premium, see Relevanssi.com. Do note that using Relevanssi may require large amounts (hundreds of megabytes) of database space (for a reasonable estimate, multiply the size of your wp_posts database table by three). If your hosting setup has a limited amount of space for database tables, using Relevanssi may cause problems. In those cases use of Relevanssi cannot be recommended. Key features Search results sorted in the order of relevance, not by date. Fuzzy matching: match partial words, if complete words don’t match. Find documents matching either just one search term (OR query) or require all words to appear (AND query). Search for phrases with quotes, for example “search phrase”. Create custom excerpts that show where the hit was made, with the search terms highlighted. Highlight search terms in the documents when user clicks through search results. Search comments, tags, categories and custom fields. Multisite friendly. bbPress support. Gutenberg friendly. Advanced features Adjust the weighting for titles, tags and comments. Log queries, show most popular queries and recent queries with no hits. Restrict searches to categories and tags using a hidden variable or plugin settings. Index custom post types and custom taxonomies. Index the contents of shortcodes. Google-style “Did you mean?” suggestions based on successful user searches. Support for WPML multi-language plugin and Polylang. Support for s2member membership plugin, Members, Groups, Simple Membership and other membership plugins. Advanced filtering to help hacking the search results the way you want. Search result throttling to improve performance on large databases. Disable indexing of post content and post titles with a simple filter hook. Premium features (only in Relevanssi Premium) Indexing attachment content (PDF, Office, Open Office). Improved spelling correction in “Did you mean?” suggestions. Searching across multiple sites in the same multisite installation. Search and index user profiles. Search and index taxonomy term pages (categories, tags, custom taxonomies). Search and index arbitrary columns in wp_posts MySQL table. Assign weights to any post types and taxonomies. Assign extra weight to new posts. Let the user choose between AND and OR searches, use + and – operator (AND and NOT). Export and import settings. WP CLI commands. Related posts. Redirects for searches. Thanks Cristian Damm for tag indexing, comment indexing, post/page exclusion and general helpfulness. Marcus Dalgren for UTF-8 fixing. Warren Tape for 2.5.5 fixes. Mohib Ebrahim for relentless bug hunting. John Calahan for extensive 4.0 beta testing.