Caidance vs AI Search for WooCommerce – Semantic Search

When someone asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity “who’s a good [your industry] near me?” — what does the AI say about your site? If it can’t read you clearly, it doesn’t give you a bad review. It just doesn’t mention you. You never see the miss. Caidance — AI-Readiness Score scans your active WordPress site for the signals AI search and AI agents look for, gives you a 0–60 score with a clear band (Starter / Builder / Operator / Leader), and tells you in plain English the top three things to fix first. It runs entirely on your site. No account required, no data sent anywhere, no external API calls. What gets checked Ten local checks run against your site: llms.txt — the file AI agents check first Sitemap declared in robots.txt — so AI can find your content Organization schema — so AI knows who you are WebSite schema with SearchAction — so AI can map your site FAQPage schema — direct answers AI can cite Article schema on posts — so blog content gets surfaced Author / Person schema — for E-E-A-T signals Open Graph + Twitter cards — for AI preview generation Canonical tags — to prevent duplicate-content confusion AI crawler access — does robots.txt allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, and Google-Extended? (Toggleable.) Each check returns a clear pass / partial / fail with a plain-English explanation — and when your own firewall or CDN blocks the scan itself, checks report Unverified and stay out of your score instead of pretending to fail. No jargon, no false alarms. The Fix Engine — four one-click fixes, applied for you Caidance now closes four of its checks for you — always with your approval, never behind your back: llms.txt — creates the file AI agents check first, built from your real site name, tagline, industry, and a curated key-page list: cart, checkout, account, and legal boilerplate are excluded, homepage duplicates collapse into one Home line, and on WooCommerce stores the shop page and top product category and brand pages lead. Create-only: an existing file or an SEO plugin serving one is detected, named, and left alone. Sitemap declaration — appends the missing Sitemap: line to robots.txt. The sitemap URL is verified live first (your SEO plugin’s index, else the WordPress core sitemap — it must load and be real sitemap XML before the fix is even offered). Works in both robots.txt states: a physical file gets the append with the complete original stored for byte-for-byte restore; a WordPress-generated robots.txt gets a standing output line with no file written and instant revert. Never adds a second line next to an existing declaration. AI-crawler access — surgically removes robots.txt groups that block only AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, Google-Extended). The complete original file is stored first; one click restores it byte-for-byte. Groups covering other crawlers are never auto-edited. Organization + WebSite schema — outputs homepage JSON-LD built live from your real site settings. A pure output switch: no files written, revert is instant, and it goes silent automatically if you install an SEO plugin. Every fix follows the same flow: preview the exact change → approve → Caidance applies it, re-checks your site, and shows the before/after score → one click reverses it. Every apply, revert, and refusal lands in a local, append-only evidence log. And the weekly scan now watches for drift: if an applied fix stops holding — a deploy removed your llms.txt, a migration reverted robots.txt — Caidance flags it and offers the one-click re-apply. Stack Sense — your stack, as an AI operator sees it The Tools page gains a Stack tab: your active plugins mapped into ten categories (forms, CRM, email, automation, SEO, and more) plus a handful of plain-English observations — two form plugins means intake is split; an automation plugin means alignment matters more, not less. Detected locally, nothing leaves your site, and deliberately unscored: the scored systems diagnostic is the Alignment Review on caidance.ai, which the Stack tab can pre-fill with what it detected. Industry-aware fix list Pick your industry from 11 options — Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Home Services, Nonprofit, Professional Services, Manufacturing, eCommerce, SaaS, Education, Local Retail & Restaurants — and the fix recommendations are tailored. The fix you see is the fix that actually matters in your industry. What this plugin does NOT do It changes nothing without your approval. Every fix shows you the exact change first — the file content, the precise lines, the exact markup — and applies only when you click approve. One click reverses each fix, every action lands in a local evidence log, and anything owned by another tool (an existing file, an SEO plugin’s output) is detected and left alone. No invisible changes, ever. It does not require a Caidance account. Install, scan, see your score. It does not phone home. Zero external HTTP calls. Results are stored in your own WordPress database. Want the full off-site picture too? This plugin scores your WordPress site itself. If you want to see how AI agents see your business across the whole web — review sites, social, your public footprint — Caidance offers a free 60-second snapshot at caidance.ai/snapshot. For paid layers (Toolkit, Monitoring), see caidance.ai/pricing.

Queryra is an AI search plugin for WooCommerce and WordPress — a semantic search engine that understands what customers mean, not just what they type. Your customer types “present for my girlfriend”. Your WooCommerce store returns: 0 results. You sell gift boxes, perfumes, skincare sets — exactly what she’d love. But default WooCommerce search can’t connect “present for girlfriend” to “Gift Box”. Your customer leaves. Sale lost. This happens every day. 👉 Try AI Search live → WooCommerce demo store — 220+ products across 10 brands. Search naturally and see the difference. What is AI Search for WooCommerce? AI Search replaces WooCommerce’s default product search with semantic search that understands meaning. Your products stay the same. Your store stays the same. Search just works. Trusted compatibility: Oxygen Builder, Breakdance, Meta Box, TranslatePress, Weglot, MemberPress, B2BKing, and more. Default WooCommerce search → 0 results: ❌ “my skin looks tired” ❌ “gift for mom who loves candles” ❌ “looking older than my age” Same store with AI Search → products found: ✅ “my skin looks tired” → Night creams, recovery oils, eye patches ✅ “gift for mom who loves candles” → Scented candles, home fragrance sets ✅ “looking older than my age” → Anti-aging serums, firming creams Beyond Semantic Search AI Search goes further than vector search alone. A natural language query like “wireless headphones under $80, not Beats” applies the price filter AND excludes the brand automatically. No other WooCommerce AI search plugin does this. AI Search works as an AI product search engine for WooCommerce — handling intent-aware queries, ChatGPT-style natural language, and B2B wholesale bulk search. Powered by vector embeddings and LLM intent parsing. AI Search Compatible Plugins Queryra has confirmed integrations and tested compatibility with leading WordPress plugins: Page Builders: * Oxygen Builder — full Oxygen 4.x and 6.0 support, automatic content extraction * Breakdance — native Breakdance content indexing Custom Fields: * Meta Box — text and group fields indexed automatically * ACF (Free + Pro) — text, textarea, WYSIWYG, repeaters, groups Multilingual: * TranslatePress — single unified semantic index across all languages * Weglot — multilingual semantic search Membership & Affiliate: * MemberPress — semantic search across member-only content; MemberPress continues to gate the content itself at render time * Easy Affiliate Pro — affiliate product search with custom fields B2B: * B2BKing — semantic AI search in bulk order forms (new in 1.4.1) More integrations and developer docs → queryra.com/docs AI Search for Page Builders & Custom Fields Page builder content used to be invisible to WordPress search. Queryra fixes this — AI search now reads everything your visitors see: Elementor AI search — indexes content stored in _elementor_data, including text widgets, headings, and product descriptions built with Elementor Beaver Builder & Breakdance — full content extraction from saved layouts Oxygen Builder — both legacy shortcode mode and modern JSON v2 supported Gutenberg / WPBakery / Divi — native support (content already in post_content) AI Search for Custom Fields & Taxonomies Most product data lives in custom fields, not the post content. Queryra reads it automatically: ACF (Free + Pro) — text, textarea, WYSIWYG, repeaters, and groups indexed without configuration Meta Box — text fields and group fields via the official registry Custom taxonomies — book_genre, material, property_type, or any public custom taxonomy is sent to the AI search index, keyed by slug Pods, JetEngine, Bricks Builder — supported via developer filter queryra_indexable_meta_content Smart filtering automatically excludes CSS values, hex colors, URLs, and dates from the semantic search index — keeping AI relevance high. Make Your Store Discoverable by AI AI Search doesn’t just help your customers — it helps AI assistants find your store. Queryra automatically generates structured data and AI-readable files so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude can recommend your products. Dynamic /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt for AI crawlers JSON-LD structured data on search pages X-Search-Engine header for AI attribution Want extra visibility? Partner Program — qualifying sites can apply for Queryra at no cost. See Partner Program details. Site promotion — your site gets featured on queryra.com and promoted across AI search platforms WordPress 7.0 Connectors API & Abilities API Queryra is a native WordPress 7.0 AI search connector. After activation, Queryra appears in Settings → Connectors alongside OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — giving site owners a unified place to manage AI search configuration. Connectors API — Queryra registers as an AI search connector. Manage your Queryra API key from the standard WordPress 7.0 Connectors screen. Abilities API — Queryra exposes queryra/semantic-search as a discoverable ability. AI agents, chatbots, and assistants running on WordPress 7.0 can call Queryra natively for semantic product search. Backward compatible — Queryra works on WordPress 5.8+. Connector and ability features activate automatically on WordPress 7.0 and newer. Queryra is one of the early AI semantic search plugins to register as a WordPress 7.0 connector — making API key management consistent with other AI providers in Settings → Connectors. AI Search Setup in 5 Minutes ✅ Free demo — no credit card required ✅ No OpenAI account needed ✅ WooCommerce AI search ready in 5 minutes Start your free demo → Install and activate Follow the Setup Wizard Get your free API key at queryra.com/signup One-click WooCommerce product import Done — AI search now understands your customers No coding. No configuration headaches. WooCommerce AI Search Setup Guide → WooCommerce Product Search Features Natural Language Search – Customers type like they think, AI search finds what they need WooCommerce Product Search – Indexes titles, descriptions, SKUs, categories, tags, and attributes Semantic Search Ranking – AI ranks results by meaning, not alphabetical order Boost Controls – Promote products you want to sell more of Live Product Search – Instant AJAX-powered suggestions as customers type Auto-Sync – New WooCommerce products indexed automatically on publish Smart Context Detection – AI search activates on WooCommerce shop pages automatically Search Analytics – See what customers search for, including zero-result queries Page Builder Support – Indexes content from Elementor, Beaver Builder, Breakdance, Oxygen automatically Custom Field Indexing – Reads ACF and Meta Box custom fields out of the box WooCommerce Product Search Works With Any Store Beauty & Skincare – “my skin looks tired” finds night creams Fashion – “something for a summer wedding” finds dresses Electronics – “good laptop for video editing” finds the right specs Home & Garden – “cozy living room” finds rugs, lamps, pillows Food & Beverage – “healthy snacks for kids” finds the right products Semantic Search for WordPress Content Queryra’s semantic search also works with regular WordPress content — posts, pages, and custom post types. Well-suited for knowledge bases, blogs, and FAQ sections. AI Search for B2B and Wholesale Stores AI Search includes native B2BKing integration starting from version 1.4.1. The bulk order form’s keyword search is replaced with semantic AI product search — your B2B buyers find products by intent, not just exact SKUs or names. Wholesale-specific use cases supported: “warm jackets for winter — bulk order” “shirts in cotton, breathable, wholesale pricing” “keychains and accessories — high quantity” B2B visibility rules (group restrictions, per-product permissions, category-level access) are fully respected. Works for B2BKing, B2BWoo, and manual B2B WooCommerce setups. Why Replace Default WooCommerce Search? Default WooCommerce product search matches exact words. If your product is “Velora Overnight Recovery Oil” and someone types “my skin looks tired”, they get nothing. AI search fixes that — customers find products even with vague or natural language queries. Why Queryra vs Other WooCommerce Product Search Plugins? No OpenAI Account Required — Queryra includes its own search backend, so you don’t need to create a separate OpenAI account or manage external API keys. Indexed on YOUR WooCommerce Store — Queryra learns from YOUR products, descriptions, and categories — not generic global data. Intent-Aware AI Search — Most semantic search plugins only match meaning. Queryra goes further: “wireless headphones under $80, not Beats” applies the price filter AND excludes the brand. Vector-only plugins ignore both. Why vector search isn’t enough → Privacy Queryra is built with privacy in mind. This section explains exactly what data leaves your WordPress site, what stays local, and how you stay in control as the store owner. What Queryra sends to the API Content indexing (posts, pages, products): For every published item of the post types you enable (default: posts and pages; optionally products), Queryra sends: Title, content, excerpt (HTML stripped) Post type, permalink, featured image URL Categories and tags (names only) For WooCommerce products: price, stock quantity, SKU, brand, short description, product attributes (e.g. Color, Size) Featured/sticky flag (used to boost ranking of highlighted content) That’s it. This is the same data your site already shows publicly on the frontend — Queryra does not read private posts, drafts, or protected content. Search queries: When a visitor types in your search box, only the query text is sent to the API. The API returns matching post IDs, which WordPress then renders normally from your own database. Anonymous usage analytics: On plugin lifecycle events (activation, deactivation, setup milestones and error reports), Queryra sends: a randomly generated instance UUID (stored locally, no link to any user), WordPress version, PHP version, plugin version, WooCommerce active flag, whether AI search is switched on, which content types you enabled for indexing, and counts of posts, pages, products and public custom post types. This helps us prioritize compatibility fixes. You can disable this entirely by adding the following line to your wp-config.php: define('QUERYRA_DISABLE_ANALYTICS', true); Site profile (optional, user-declared): When the setup wizard opens you may optionally answer what kind of site you run and what you expect from search. Your answer is sent to Queryra once and is not stored on your site; only a small flag stays locally so the question is not asked twice. Skipping sends no answer — only the fact that you skipped, so we can tell a decline apart from never having seen the question. You can answer or update it at any time in Settings → Site Profile. Deactivation feedback (optional): If you choose to submit the feedback form when deactivating, your selected reason and comments are sent to Queryra together with your site URL, the plugin version and — only if you enter one — your email address for a reply. Skipping the form sends no feedback content; the deactivation event records only whether the form was submitted, skipped, or never shown. What Queryra NEVER sends No visitor IP addresses No user agents or browser fingerprints No cookies or session identifiers No customer accounts, emails, or order data No browsing history or behavior tracking No personally identifiable information (PII) about searchers or customers No private, draft, password-protected or unpublished content Your control as a store owner Choose which post types are indexed (Settings → Queryra) Disable AI search anytime — WordPress falls back to native search Deactivate the plugin to stop all data transmission Delete indexed records from the Queryra dashboard Security Queryra is publicly tracked by independent security and quality services: WPScan vulnerability database PluginTests static analysis and smoke tests Source code on GitHub No third-party frontend scripts: Queryra loads only its own minimal stylesheet on public pages. No external JavaScript, no tracking pixels, no third-party CDN requests on the frontend. Responsible disclosure: Found a security issue? Email [email protected]. We will investigate on a best-effort basis and credit reporters in the changelog. Full privacy policy: queryra.com/privacy Additional Information Support AI Search Documentation FAQ WooCommerce Product Search Setup Email: [email protected] Links WooCommerce AI Search Live Demo Partner Program WooCommerce Search & AI Product Discovery Blog GitHub