Relevanssi: WordPress Plugin Tutorial

This Relevanssi tutorial replaces the weak search box that ships with WordPress with one that actually ranks results by relevance. The visitors who use your search are often your most motivated ones, and when the default search fails them you lose a reader or a customer. In about five minutes you'll build a proper search index and tune how it behaves.

What you'll learn

WordPress's built-in search is weaker than most site owners realize, matching poorly and ignoring relevance entirely. The free Relevanssi plugin swaps in its own search engine that keeps an index on your site and ranks results the way visitors expect. This course covers why the default search falls short, how the index works, and how the search logs reveal what people actually type into your site. After it you'll be able to give any WordPress site fast, relevant search and learn from what visitors are looking for.

Inside the course

• Why Default Search Fails & Installing Relevanssi
• Building the Index & Tuning Search Behavior
• Excerpts, Logs & the Search Routine

Who this course is for

This is for beginners and site owners with a content-heavy site, blog or shop whose visitors rely on search. No coding required. If your site only has a handful of pages the default search may be fine, but everyone else will feel the difference. Free written tutorials and live training are available if you want more depth.

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