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Unlike cloud-based alternatives, all processing happens on your server \u2014 no external API calls, and no data leaving your site.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Core Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BM25 Ranking<\/strong> \u2014 Industry-standard text relevance scoring with TF-IDF weighting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live AJAX Search<\/strong> \u2014 Instant search dropdown with thumbnails, prices, keyboard navigation, and accessibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faceted Filtering<\/strong> \u2014 Filter results by category, tag, post type, price range, stock status, and product attributes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce Integration<\/strong> \u2014 Search products by SKU, attributes, variations; display prices and ratings in results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multilingual Support<\/strong> \u2014 10 language processors (English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, CJK, and more).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search Analytics<\/strong> \u2014 Top queries, zero-result queries, CTR, click tracking, and CSV export.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Did You Mean<\/strong> \u2014 Automatic spell correction with clickable suggestions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero-Result Fallback<\/strong> \u2014 Show popular content, recent posts, and trending queries when no results match.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rich Result Cards<\/strong> \u2014 Thumbnails, excerpts, prices, star ratings, and post type badges.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy-First<\/strong> \u2014 GDPR-compliant with anonymized session tracking, data export, and erasure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WP-CLI Commands<\/strong> \u2014 Index, reindex, compute IDF stats, export analytics, and diagnose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme-Aware Search UI<\/strong> \u2014 Search results, zero-result screens, and live search styling adapt to the active theme for readable output.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classic Widget Support<\/strong> \u2014 Add the search form to widget areas in traditional WordPress themes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Search Modes<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>BM25<\/strong> \u2014 Pure text relevance scoring for blazing fast, highly accurate local searches.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>softlinkster-semantic-search<\/code> directory to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin from <strong>Plugins<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Softlinkster Semantic Search<\/strong> admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Start building your index from the <strong>Indexer<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20without%20woocommerce%3F\"><h3>Does it work without WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. It degrades gracefully to post\/page search.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20polylang%20and%20wpml%3F\"><h3>Does it support Polylang and WPML?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, with graceful fallback when unavailable.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20does%20the%20live%20search%20work%3F\"><h3>How does the live search work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>It uses the REST API with debounced AJAX requests. No page reload needed. Results appear in a dropdown with thumbnails, prices, and keyboard navigation.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20gdpr%20compliant%3F\"><h3>Is it GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Search analytics use anonymized session hashes. The plugin registers WordPress data exporters and erasers for privacy compliance.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20block%20themes%20and%20classic%20themes%3F\"><h3>Does it work with block themes and classic themes?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin integrates with normal WordPress search flows on both block and classic themes. 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