Title: Search Relevance Author: sablednah Published: August 19, 2013 Last modified: September 23, 2013 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/searchrelevance.svg) # Search Relevance By [sablednah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sablednah/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/searchrelevance.2.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/#description) * [Reviews](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/#reviews) * [Installation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/#installation) * [Development](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/) ## Description Adjust WordPress search results to order by relevance, not by date. Just install in the typical WordPress plugin way and it will adjust searches automatically, no settings needed. Also adds a relevance score to the title of search results, which you can style via CSS (see FAQ). Version 2.0 gives you more control, including: * Hide relevance scores in results titles and/or admin * Auto style relavence scores. So you don’t have to add float:right to your CSS! * Highlight search terms * Custom excerpt centered on the search terms found ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings Page. ## Installation 1. Upload the SearchRelevance folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Adjust CSS for span.ssrch_relevance and b.ssrch_highlight if required. ## FAQ Q: How do I style the relevance and results. A: You can style the results with your own css. Try span.ssrch_relevance { float:right; } or span.ssrch_relevance { display: none;} to hide it. The “Style relevance” option in settings will add `float:right;` direct to the relavence– useful if you can`t get into edit your themes css. The highlights are styles via `b.ssrch_highlight`. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edf3b9fe56bf7df10cabe450f3d72f17ec813d24bc0e4990c90d0f502c521763? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesnt’t work with 4.9.4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesntt-work-with-4-9-4/)󠁿 [Gerdski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gerdski/) February 16, 2018 Doesn’t work with 4.9…creates database errors because the column ssrch_relevance is missing in wp_posts [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Search Relevance” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ sablednah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sablednah/) [Translate “Search Relevance” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/searchrelevance) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchrelevance/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/searchrelevance/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchrelevance/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchrelevance/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0 Fixes html in admin media search results. Adds new options to contol search display including: 1. Hidie relevance info in result titles 2. Hide relevance info in admin 3. Attempt to auto style relavence in results 4. Highlight search terms in results. 5. Optional custom excerpt centeres on search terms (configurable length) #### 1.0 * Initial Release. ## Meta * Version **2.0.0** * Last updated **13 years ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 3.6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.6.1** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/) * Tags * [relevance](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/relevance/)[relevant](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/relevant/) [search](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/) * [Advanced View](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/searchrelevance/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchrelevance/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ sablednah ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sablednah/) ## Support Got something to say? 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