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Did you know that the default WordPress search doesn’t allow your customers to search product attributes? WordPress’s built-in search treats your WooCommerce store like a blog, looking only at post titles and content. So, if you have product details like color, size, brand, material, and more, then WordPress will ignore these details. But with the […]

Managing document search results in WordPress can be tricky, especially when you have sensitive files or internal documents that shouldn’t appear in public searches. After managing multiple WordPress sites with thousands of documents, we learned that having control over what appears in search results is crucial for maintaining site security and user experience. For instance, […]

Managing search results in your WooCommerce store can be tricky, especially when product categories keep showing up where they shouldn’t.  Product categories are great for organizing your store, but they can clutter up search results and confuse your customers.  By hiding certain categories, you can avoid cluttering search results, making it easier to navigate your […]

For WooCommerce store owners looking to improve product discovery, reduce bounce rates, and ultimately boost sales, having a powerful search function is critical. A smart search is essential if you want your customers to easily find what they’re looking for, especially if you have thousands of products. That’s because many online shoppers will quickly abandon […]

Every website owner knows the frustration of a basic WordPress search that has limited capabilities and lack of control when it comes to showing search results.  To enhance the search experience, adding excerpts to WordPress search results transforms how users interact with your site’s search function. Instead of seeing just titles and a few lines […]

Categories can help you organize content on your site, but there are situations when you don’t want users to find specific categories. For instance, you might have sensitive content or want users to only find products from a certain category. Sadly, there is no way to hide categories by default because WordPress search has many […]

Custom post types help you organize different types of content on your WordPress site, like products, testimonials, or team members. But there’s one frustrating issue: custom post types don’t show up in WordPress search results by default. So you might wonder, how to fix custom post type search not working in WordPress? It can be […]

Imagine you having full control of how search results will behave and appear on your WordPress site. You can show certain articles at the top for specific search terms, display live search, and much more. Sadly, the default WordPress search doesn’t allow you to do so. But there is a way to gain complete control […]

Landing on a website and not being able to find what you’re looking for is one of the quickest ways to hit the back button. For an online store, that’s not just frustrating for the customer, it’s lost revenue for you. While WooCommerce provides a basic search feature out of the box, it’s often limited. […]

You might have seen search forms on many eCommerce sites, but they don’t always provide relevant results. That’s because the default search function in WordPress is quite limited and ignores important information while searching. Adding a powerful search form to your shop page will help your site visitors navigate your store faster and get the […]