Title: Lumenare Search Author: Adam Greenwell Published: 5. jaan 2026 Last modified: 1. juuni 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/lumenare-search/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3453857) ![](https://ps.w.org/lumenare-search/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3453247) # Lumenare Search By [Adam Greenwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamgreenwell/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lumenare-search.2.1.04.zip) * [Details](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/#description) * [Reviews](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/#reviews) * [Installation](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/#installation) * [Development](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lumenare-search/) ## Description Lumenare Search upgrades the default WordPress search experience with faster indexed lookups and more control over result quality. Features include: * Instant live search dropdown results, with optional featured-image thumbnails. * Weighted keyword indexing for titles, excerpts, content, taxonomies, and selected custom fields. * Match-any or match-all keyword modes. * Optional fuzzy matching, synonyms, phrase boosting, live trigger delay, and freshness tuning. * Modular suggestions from analytics, imported migration stats, taxonomies, and index terms, with full post-title suggestions available as an opt-in provider. * Search result highlighting, taxonomy facets, content-type filters, and date filters. * Search analytics, click tracking, and trending data. * Public trending/latest search lists through the Lumenare Search Trends widget and native Gutenberg block. * Public Ask Site question forms through the `[lumenare_ask_site]` shortcode and` lumenare/ask-site` block. * Grounded Ask Site responses with cited source bundles by default and optional generated answers when WordPress AI Client readiness passes. * Guided setup presets for publishers, commerce sites, knowledge bases, high-volume installs, and contextual ASP migrations. * Search Intelligence plus contextual Search Imports inside the main Lumenare Search settings screen. * Ajax Search Pro migration and guarded post-migration cleanup tools when ASP data or leftovers are detected. * Automatic replacement of default search forms plus shortcode, widget, and block support. ## Screenshots [⌊Search quality settings.⌉⌊Search quality settings.⌉[ Search quality settings. [⌊Phrase and fuzzy matching controls.⌉⌊Phrase and fuzzy matching controls.⌉[ Phrase and fuzzy matching controls. [⌊Ranking and weighting options.⌉⌊Ranking and weighting options.⌉[ Ranking and weighting options. [⌊Live results, optional thumbnail, and results page display settings.⌉⌊Live results, optional thumbnail, and results page display settings.⌉[ Live results, optional thumbnail, and results page display settings. [⌊Filter controls for content types, taxonomies, and dates.⌉⌊Filter controls for content types, taxonomies, and dates.⌉[ Filter controls for content types, taxonomies, and dates. [⌊Analytics reporting.⌉⌊Analytics reporting.⌉[ Analytics reporting. [⌊Block theme compatibility.⌉⌊Block theme compatibility.⌉[ Block theme compatibility. [⌊Classic theme compatibility.⌉⌊Classic theme compatibility.⌉[ Classic theme compatibility. [[ [[ [[ ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Lumenare Search A powerful search block with live results and fuzzy matching. ## Installation 1. Upload the `lumenare-search` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` screen in WordPress. 3. Go to `Settings > Lumenare Search`. 4. Review your search settings and click `Reindex All Content` for the initial index. ## FAQ ### Does this replace WordPress’s default search? Yes. The plugin replaces standard WordPress search forms and also provides a shortcode, search widget, search trends widget, and Gutenberg blocks. ### Can I display trending or latest searches? Yes. Add the “Lumenare Search Trends” widget or the “Lumenare Search Trends” block to show analytics-backed trending or latest successful searches. Latest searches default to repeated successful queries so one-off private searches are not promoted publicly. ### Can I add an Ask Site question form? Yes. Add the `[lumenare_ask_site]` shortcode or the “Lumenare Ask Site” block (` lumenare/ask-site`). Both surfaces use the public `POST /wp-json/lumenare-search/ v1/ask` route and return cited source bundles from your Lumenare index. The shortcode supports `placeholder` and `button` attributes, and the block exposes matching controls. ### Does Ask Site require AI setup? No for source-only answers. Ask Site can return cited source bundles when base readiness passes: the public UI is enabled, the Lumenare index exists, published indexed content is available, rate limiting is configured, and the `ask_site` profile resolves. Generated answers require WordPress 7.0+, WordPress AI Client support, AI answers enabled in Lumenare settings, AI Client answer mode, and a connected text-generation provider through the WordPress Connectors stack. If generated-answer readiness fails, or if generated text cannot be grounded to returned source IDs, Ask Site falls back to source-only results. ### Can agents use Ask Site through the Abilities API? Yes, when the WordPress Abilities API is available. Lumenare registers the read- only `lumenare-search/ask-site` ability. It accepts `question`, optional `profile`, and optional `max_sources`, then returns the same stable grounded response shape as the REST endpoint. The ability is capability-gated to `edit_posts` by default and REST/MCP public exposure stays opt-in. ### Do I need to reindex after changing settings? Usually no for ranking-only changes such as fuzzy matching, synonyms, or phrase boosts. Reindex after changing indexed post types, stop words, or other settings that affect stored index data. ### Can I search custom post types? Yes. Publicly queryable post types can be enabled from the plugin settings. ### Does it work with caching plugins? Yes. Live results use AJAX, while normal search result pages can still be cached by your site stack. ### What happens on uninstall? The plugin removes its custom data when uninstalled. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Lumenare Search” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Adam Greenwell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamgreenwell/) [Translate “Lumenare Search” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lumenare-search) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lumenare-search/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lumenare-search/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lumenare-search/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lumenare-search/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.1.04 * Added public Ask Site question forms through the `[lumenare_ask_site]` shortcode and `lumenare/ask-site` block. * Added grounded Ask Site REST and Abilities API responses with cited source bundles, readiness gating, source-only fallback, and optional WordPress AI Client answers. * Added Search Intelligence workflows for unanswered Ask Site questions, including draft-answer creation, review, dismissal, and existing-content lookup actions. * Added zero-result opportunity classification and workflow actions so content gaps can be separated from imported, non-English, numeric, or bot-like query noise. * Improved imported and analytics-backed suggestions so list-like terms are split or suppressed and live AJAX typeahead searches do not become future suggestions. * Fixed taxonomy facet settings so deselecting all facets, including Categories, persists after saving. * Preserved explicit empty taxonomy facet selections instead of falling back to the default Categories facet. * Hid the Search Imports tab after Ajax Search Pro import and cleanup work leaves no actionable ASP tables, options, or active plugin. #### 2.1.02 * Fixed automatic new-content reindex scheduling so stale overdue WP-Cron events are repaired and rescheduled. * Improved WP-Cron schedule labels so bootstrap does not trigger early translation notices. #### 2.1.01 * Added a configurable Lumenare Search Trends widget for trending or latest public search lists. * Added a native dynamic Gutenberg block for trending/latest search lists, built with block metadata and server-side rendering. * Added privacy-minded defaults for latest searches so one-off zero-result queries are not displayed publicly. * Added an opt-in display setting for showing featured-image thumbnails in live search dropdown results. * Added live-result image metadata to AJAX payloads when enabled, with cache keys separated between image and text-only dropdown responses. * Updated live dropdown markup and styles so thumbnail results remain compact and scannable. * Improved ListenUp audio boost settings so controls appear only when ListenUp is installed, with a contextual WordPress.org install prompt. #### 2.1.00 * Added automatic new-content partial reindexing with configurable WP-Cron intervals, run status, and safe continuation handling for large catalogs. * Added guided setup presets for publisher, commerce, knowledge base, high-volume, and Ajax Search Pro migration sites. * Added Search Intelligence, Search ROI, reviewed/reopen state, exact-query promotions, editable synonym drafts, and remediation outcome tracking. * Added Ajax Search Pro migration tooling for analytics, impressions, clicks, suggestion seeds, contextual import UI, guarded cleanup tools, and `wp lumenare cleanup asp`. * Added native impression tracking, CTR-aware click boosts, source filters, import history, remediation outcomes, and analytics hygiene exclusions. * Added modular suggestion providers, provider order controls, profile-level overrides, short query-focused defaults, and zero-result suggested-search previews. * Added generic taxonomy/content-type/date facets with facet limits plus block and shortcode controls for filter placement. * Added audio attachment ranking boosts with configurable metadata keys and companion- plugin filters. * Improved WordPress 7.0 and PHP 8.3 compatibility, live search trigger delay controls, and safer bootstrap translation behavior. * Improved index table resilience with frontend fallbacks, activation/schema-upgrade repair, reindex-required notices, and hard-error reporting for failed index writes. #### 2.0.03 * Improved keyword suggestions to suppress exact-query echoes and one-off typo artifacts in suggestion lists. #### 2.0.02 * Fixed partial reindex runs for explicitly selected post types outside the default searchable post type settings. * Improved partial reindex messaging so zero-match filters stop early instead of reporting “Successfully indexed 0 posts.” #### 2.0.01 * Improved the index and query engine for better performance on larger sites. * Added profile-aware search routing for integrations. * Added telemetry queue and durable security log storage. #### 1.1.3 * Fixed frontend search block parameters not applying correctly. * Improved ranking, highlighting, and keyword suggestion quality. #### 1.1.21 * Fixed database schema upgrades so they run after plugin file updates. #### 1.1.2 * Added cached live search results and a modern Gutenberg block experience. #### 1.1.1 * Added canonical keyword storage and better keyword suggestion cleanup. #### 1.1.0 * Added analytics and more search tuning controls. #### 1.0.2 * Improved compatibility with non-block themes. #### 1.0.1 * Added search icon support and cleaner indexed content extraction. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **2.1.04** * Last updated **3 nädalat ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/) * Tags * [advanced search](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/advanced-search/)[instant search](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/instant-search/) [live search](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/live-search/)[search shortcode](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-shortcode/) [search widget](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-widget/) * [Advanced View](https://et.wordpress.org/plugins/lumenare-search/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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