How to Improve WordPress Search with Swiftype Search
WordPress comes with a basic search feature which most sites outgrow. You can add a custom Google search in WordPress, but it comes with Google’s own branding. There are several other search options that you can add to your WordPress site. In this article, we will show you how to improve WordPress search capabilities with Swiftype Search.
[Update 7/18/2016] Swiftype is no longer available for free. They currently offer a 14 day trial after which users will need to sign up for their paid plan.
What is Swiftype Search
Swiftype is a search service provider specializing in site search and analytics. Anyone can sign up for their site search feature and install it on any website. Swiftype then indexes your documents and allows your users to search them.
Swiftype Search is super fast and shows results instantly. It works out of the box which makes it ideal for beginners. Most importantly results are much more relevant than the default WordPress search.
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