Smart Search Control – Advanced Search for WooCommerce, Custom Post Types vs SFN Easy FAQ Manager

Upgrade your website’s search experience with Smart Search Control. As your website grows, so does the need for precision. Smart Search Control extends native WordPress capabilities to deliver accurate, highly relevant results for data-rich websites, WooCommerce stores, and Custom Post Types (CPT). Whether you need a product search bar, a documentation filter, or a blog archive search, this plugin gives you full control. You can create unlimited search forms, place them anywhere using our Gutenberg Block or Shortcode, and ensure your visitors find exactly what they are looking for without frustration. 🚀 Key Features 🔍 Search in Custom Post Types: Don’t limit your users to just standard posts and pages. Distinctively filter and search through any registered Custom Post Type (e.g., Portfolios, Events, Real Estate Listings). 🛒 Advanced WooCommerce Search: Fully compatible with WooCommerce. Allow customers to search Product Variations, SKUs, and Attributes to boost conversion rates. 🏷️ Category & Tag Filtering: Scope any search form to specific categories or tags per post type, so visitors only ever see the most relevant results — ideal for large blogs, multi-vendor shops, and content-heavy sites. ⚡ Live Search Suggestions: Offer a “Google-like” experience with real-time suggestions that appear as the user types. 🧱 Gutenberg Block & Shortcode Support: Seamlessly add a search bar to any page, post, or widget area using our dedicated Gutenberg Block or the simple [smart_search_control] shortcode. 🎛️ Multiple Search Instances: Create unique search forms for different sections of your site (e.g., a “Blog Search” for your news section and a “Product Search” for your shop). 🎨 Customizable Results Page: Take control of your Search Results Page (SERP). Choose between Grid or List Layouts and assign a dedicated page for results, or let results display instantly on the same page when no results page is set. 🔧 Developer Friendly: Extensive support for template overrides and hooks to fit your theme’s branding perfectly. Why Choose Smart Search Control? 1. Advance WooCommerce Search Standard search often misses hidden product data. Smart Search Control allows you to index and search WooCommerce Product Variations, ensuring customers find the exact size, color, or model they are looking for. 2. Custom Post Type Filtering Building a directory or a portfolio? You can configure a search form to only look inside specific Post Types. Example: Create a search bar that only searches “Movies” and ignores “Blog Posts.” 3. Category & Tag Search Filtering Need even more precision? Restrict a search form to specific categories or tags within a post type. Example: A “Sale Search” bar that only searches products tagged “Clearance,” or a blog search limited to the “Tutorials” category. 4. Place It Anywhere We believe in flexibility. * Gutenberg Ready: Drag and drop the Search Block into your editor. * Widget Support: Add to sidebars or footers easily. (coming soon) * Shortcode: Use [smart_search_control id=”123″] inside page builders like Elementor, Divi, or Beaver Builder. Support For support, please visit our support forums or contact us through our website.

Uses custom post types and taxonomies to manage an FAQ section for your site. Includes a set of custom taxonomies to organize, and shortcode options for different display configurations. See the FAQ section for complete setup options. 2.0.4.4 got more strict about how we add our CPT to the main feed as we were overwriting other post types 2.0.4.1 fixed a spelling mistake in readme changed name after advice from plugin team 2.0.4 more relaxed version of PHP supported to maintain backwards compatability a bit better 2.0.3 updated Tested version fixing direct file access removed wpfaq_taxlist_shortcode_args filter as it was used in a deprecated way with get_terms fixed internationalizaton strings updated data sanitization for sorting FAQ save function hardened escaping in widgets and instructions page fixed a bunch of AJAX calls fixed direct database calls to use built in WP functions 2.0.2 fixed a bug where the rest route location changed so we defined the old way and it works again 2.0.1 adding rest support back for custom post types and taxonomies 2.0.0 total refactoring. I mean, totally. 1.331 added German language support. Props @PowieT 1.330 added French language support. Props @straw94 1.329 replaced custom function with native admin columns for FAQ taxonomies removed ‘answers’ from FAQ table due to translation issues tweaked CSS to include FAQ icon in all related areas. 1.328 small bugfix on markup for shortcode combo 1.327 added optional ‘back to top’ link for combo FAQ list 1.326 added option to redirect all FAQ content to a single FAQ page 1.325 added option to disable content_filter on output (added on 1.324) 1.324 applying filters to content output for shortcodes, etc beginning internationalization support moved widgets into a separate file for organization 1.323 minor bugfix for conflicts with certain commerical forms plugins 1.322 fixed RSS inclusion bug 1.321 fixed IE9 expand / collapse bug added version number to CSS and JS files 1.32 added optional inclusion of permalink below expanded entries 1.31 added ability to change single FAQ slugs 1.30 added taxonomy list shortcode revamped settings and instructions page CSS cleanup 1.29 modified expand / collapse to close all other FAQs when one is opened added expand / collapse speed option 1.283 added standard post classes for taxonomy archives 1.282 added standard post classes for themes with narrow CSS 1.281 bugfix on plugin page menu links 1.28 added optional jQuery smooth scrolling effect for FAQ Combo shortcode added links to settings and instructions page on plugin table 1.27 fixed bug in Random FAQ widget and and added variable for ‘see more’ text and number. Props @jupiterwise 1.26 added faqcombo shortcode to allow for a list of FAQ titles that inner-link to the content on the page 1.25 added CSS for printing to auto-expand FAQs (does not affect screen) fixed jQuery expand bug that was causing FAQs to be collapsed at all times. 1.24 removed the ‘public’ option (it was misleading) added SEO options (noindex, nofollow, and noarchive) 1.23 bugfix with URL source of files (for reals this time) Search widget to search just FAQs 1.22 bugfix with URL source of files added a user permissions filter faq-cap to all related admin menu pages. See the Codex on user_has_cap filter to adjust. 1.21 updated FAQ sort page to match user permissions of settings page 1.2 MAJOR code cleanup converted code base to OOP serialized settings storage in DB consolidated widgets 1.14 Added fallbacks if user doesn’t save settings 1.13 Removed version number for script and CSS enqueues for better cache setup New icon 1.12 Code cleanup for 3.3 1.11 Added FAQ slug as title anchor Optional H type selector (H1, H2) for better theme compatibility 1.1 Included optional jQuery AJAX pagination (thanks to @JohnPBloch and @DanDenney for the help) 1.043 Slight markup change (switching a span class to a div) Cleaned up function to include optional jQuery collapse 1.042 Restored the single FAQ title on the “Random FAQ” widget 1.041 bug fix where markup in post editor screen would break layout on admin panel. 1.04 added 3 additional widgets code cleanup via suggestions by @Yoast Included wpautop function to display line breaks / lists / etc. 1.03 included optional jQuery collapse / expand added second shortcode option [faqlist] added instructions page within FAQ submenu 1.02 added option to control number of FAQs displayed via shortcode. See the How To section of the readme for more info 1.01 Fixed path for CPT icon Updated user documentation 1.0 Initial release Potential Enhancements Got a bug? Something look off? Hit me up.