SearchWP Boolean Query

The default WordPress search often returns more than a visitor needs. When a search term has several meanings, people end up scrolling through pages that have nothing to do with what they want. SearchWP Boolean Query gives them a simple way to cut that noise by placing a minus sign before a word they want left out of the results.

The plugin is an extension for SearchWP, so it works inside that search setup. It switches on sitewide once enabled, which means every search on the site follows the same rules, including product searches on WooCommerce stores. It suits blogs, corporate sites and larger databases where precise filtering of results matters.

Features

• NOT operator for searches: Visitors can exclude specific keywords by placing the minus sign before a word, which removes matching items from their results and narrows the list to what they actually want.
• Built as a SearchWP extension: The plugin is made to work with SearchWP, adding Boolean search to the search engine that SearchWP already provides on your WordPress site.
• Enabled from the SearchWP interface: You turn on Boolean search directly from the SearchWP interface, with no technical setup or complicated configuration needed to get the feature running.
• Sitewide by default: Once enabled, Boolean search applies across the whole website, so visitors get the same advanced search behavior on every page that has a search form.
• WooCommerce product searches: Shoppers on WooCommerce stores can exclude unwanted items from product searches, which helps them narrow a catalog down to products that fit what they are after.
• Better search relevance: By letting visitors filter out unwanted terms, the plugin works around some limits of the native WordPress search and returns results that match the query more closely.
• Fits content-rich sites: Blogs, corporate websites and sites with large databases gain the most, since precise result filtering matters more when there is a lot of content to search through.
• Pairs with other search tools: The plugin can sit alongside other advanced search and filtering plugins, so you can build a search setup that matches the needs of your site.

Best for

• WordPress sites already using SearchWP
• WooCommerce stores with large product catalogs
• Blogs and corporate sites with lots of content