{"id":41848,"date":"2016-02-10T23:43:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T23:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/better-wp-search\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:44:13","slug":"better-wp-search","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/better-wp-search\/","author":11401600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.1.1","stable_tag":"1.1.1","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"3.5.0","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Better WP Search","header_author":"Brandon Himpfen","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-02-03 17:44:13","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/www.himpfen.com\/donate\/","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/www.himpfen.com\/better-wp-search\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/www.himpfen.com\/","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":1774,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"bhimpfen","date":"2016-07-27 22:45:12"},"1.1.0":{"tag":"1.1.0","author":"bhimpfen","date":"2026-02-03 17:27:23"},"1.1.1":{"tag":"1.1.1","author":"bhimpfen","date":"2026-02-03 17:44:13"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":0},"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0","1.1.0","1.1.1"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[944,186],"plugin_category":[55],"plugin_contributors":[87796],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-41848","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-search","plugin_tags-seo","plugin_category-seo-and-marketing","plugin_contributors-bhimpfen","plugin_committers-bhimpfen"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/better-wp-search.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

Better WP Search improves the default WordPress search functionality currently in two ways:<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  1. If there is only one search result, redirect to that post; and<\/li>\n
  2. Replaces search URL from \/?s=query to \/search\/query.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    The plugin will offer more features in the future. If you have a suggestion? Use the plugin's\nforum to make suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n

    To manually install the Better WP Search plugin:<\/p>\n\n

      \n
    1. Upload better-wp-search<\/code> directory to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
    2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

      If you are installing the plugin through the admin panel:<\/p>\n\n

        \n
      1. Go to add new plugin page and search for Better WP Search.<\/li>\n
      2. Install the plugin and then activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

        1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Tested with WordPress 6.9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Refactor to a class-based structure.<\/li>\n
          • Use wp_safe_redirect() and add safety guards.<\/li>\n
          • Add filters for enabling\/disabling and customizing redirect URLs\/status codes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Initial commit of files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Better WP Search improves the default WordPress search functionality.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/41848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41848"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/bhimpfen"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=41848"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=41848"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=41848"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=41848"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ku.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=41848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}