FacetWP Relevanssi integration

FacetWP Relevanssi integration - combines faceted search with relevance-based search

The FacetWP Relevanssi integration integrates FacetWP's faceted search capabilities with Relevanssi's advanced search algorithm. This solution allows for precise filters and relevance-based ranking, resulting in faster content discovery and better alignment of results with user intent. The integration addresses common limitations of standard WordPress search, enabling searches by custom fields, taxonomies, and metadata.

Key functionalities

• Fully compatible with the Relevanssi index – FacetWP Relevanssi integration uses the Relevanssi index to generate results, ensuring filters work on content assessed for relevance.
• Custom Fields and Post Type Support – The integration supports ACF, meta fields, taxonomies, and custom post types, allowing you to filter searches across a variety of content databases.
• Real-time updated counters and results – Filters and record counters are based on Relevanssi results, giving you consistent information about available filtering options.
• AJAX and FacetWP caching compatibility – The integration works with FacetWP's AJAX mechanisms, ensuring smooth filter switching without page reload.
• Support for advanced Relevanssi options – use weights, stop words, synonyms, and result highlighting to create a more refined search experience.
• E-commerce and catalog integration – integration works well with WooCommerce stores, business catalogs, classifieds sites, and other sites with complex content collections.

Benefits for the website owner and the end user

• Better results accuracy – By combining Relevanssi rankings and FacetWP's precise filters, users find the products and articles they are looking for faster.
• Increased conversions and lower bounce rates – More relevant results and the ability to refine searches lead to longer sessions and higher conversion rates.
• Greater flexibility in search engine design – the ability to filter by custom fields, prices, dates, or locations gives website designers the freedom to tailor the search interface to their business needs.
• Consistency of results and counters – Integration eliminates discrepancies between search results and available filters, increasing the reliability of the data presented.

Applications and use cases

• Online Stores – Precise product search with relevance sorting and filters by attributes, price, and availability.
• News sites and blogs – quickly find articles by content, tags, and publication dates, highlighting relevant content snippets with Relevanssi.
• Catalogs and databases – search for offers, companies or announcements using extensive criteria, including custom fields and locations.
• Job boards and job portals – matching results to candidate queries with the option of filtering by experience, salary or form of employment.

The FacetWP Relevanssi integration is a solution for websites that require both control over content filtering and high-quality ranking results. The integration works with common elements of the WordPress ecosystem, allowing you to leverage existing Relevanssi indexes and FacetWP configurations without sacrificing advanced search options.

During implementation, it's important to consider aspects such as building the Relevanssi index (defining indexed fields and weights), configuring FacetWP (filter types, ranges, sorting), and testing performance with large datasets. This makes FacetWP Relevanssi integration a central element of your strategy for improving content discoverability and increasing user engagement.