EffectIO SearchWP LIKE Terms 2.4.6

Description:

LIKE Terms is an extension for SearchWP, the advanced WordPress search plugin. It allows partial matching of search terms without performing any spell checking. Unlike the Fuzzy Matches extension, LIKE Terms does not perform primitive spell checking at all. This keeps close spelling variants out of the search results, which is useful because those variants can cause performance issues in the wrong circumstances.

This extension is for SearchWP users who want partial term matches without exposing close spelling variants. A typical use is SKU searching. If you want to incorporate SKU searching and allow partial term matches, you should use LIKE Terms instead of Fuzzy Matches, because Fuzzy Matches would include thousands of similarly spelled SKUs in the results.

Behavior is controlled through a set of filters. searchwp_like_min_length sets the minimum length of a word for LIKE matching to be applied, with a default of 4. searchwp_like_stem controls whether SearchWP applies LIKE matching to the keyword stem regardless of the engine setting, and defaults to false. searchwp_like_wildcard_before and searchwp_like_wildcard_after toggle a LIKE wildcard before or after search terms, and both default to true. Note that this extension is deprecated as of SearchWP version 3.0 and will be removed.

The vendor’s own page for SearchWP LIKE Terms has the full details.

Main Features of SearchWP LIKE Terms:

• Enables partial matching of search terms without performing any spell checking
• Useful for SKU searching by allowing partial term matches without exposing similarly spelled SKUs
• Avoids close spelling variants that can cause performance issues in the wrong circumstances
• Customize the minimum word length for LIKE matching with the searchwp_like_min_length filter, default is 4
• Control whether LIKE matching applies to the keyword stem with the searchwp_like_stem filter, disabled by default
• Customize whether a LIKE wildcard is applied before search terms with the searchwp_like_wildcard_before filter, enabled by default
• Customize whether a LIKE wildcard is applied after search terms with the searchwp_like_wildcard_after filter, enabled by default

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