Ordering results by relevance, date, post ID, title, slug, type, random, comment_count.Supports powerful index clustering system (to assign different relevance weights to different parts of the post).Supports phrase search (gives a relevance bonus for phrases).Dramatically extends the native WordPress search (and at the same time works via WP_Query()).TRUE indexed text search within title, content, shortcodes, meta field values or programmatically-created text data.
The extended (pro) version of the plugin allows you to automatically index the text content of the attached files (for example, PDF files, full list of supported files is listed in Documentation) and perform a quick search on them. The custom search widget can be installed to any place of your page/post with a special shortcode (). You can simple switch it ON simple by using WPFTS’s native flexible Search Widget. There is a built-in Live Search functionality.
Thus, all built-in functions of WP_Query are saved, in addition, other plug-ins begin to use advanced search automatically. Unlike other search plug-ins, WPFTS does not replace the standard WP search, instead, it significantly expands its functionality. You will be able to justify the relevance function by specifying the weights for the title, the content, and each of the meta-fields in your posts.
It does not require any refinement of your site, thus all other plugins will also automatically use the word-based index after installing the WPFTS. WPFTS does not require the installation of external indexing software and therefore works even on shared hostings. This allows you to quickly search not only by the title and content of posts, but also by meta-fields, custom types of posts, shortcode content and even by the contents of the attached files. This plugin extends the standard search capabilities of WordPress by creating a transparent word-based index.