Writing great content is an art and a skill. You want to be informative and bring fresh ideas and perspectives, while, at the same time, you need to think about SEO to attract your audience. It’s more challenging than ever to know what Google wants to get your site to rank, and that’s before we get to the mysteries of AI.
If you’ve put in the work, cracked the code, and gotten people to your site, you still can’t rest easy because there is more to consider. Now that they are here, can they search and get the information they need? When they use the native WordPress search function, are they getting the most essential information, or are they getting a less-than-optimally informative blog article from five years ago as the number one result?
Don’t get us wrong—we love native WordPress search, but sometimes, your business model has outgrown its functionality, and you need something more robust and customizable. That’s where WP Search with Algolia Pro comes in.
WP Search with Algolia Pro Stretches Beyond the Limitations of WordPress Search
Alogila Pro search has several features that extend beyond the capabilities of native WordPress search. Two of the most important options are its fuzzy match capability and ranking choices.
We’ve all been there with a search: We’ve made a typo, and now the results are not what we wanted. But what happens when you honestly thought you were spelling a word correctly, and you are making an innocent mistake? Algolia Pro is there to help you out. Unlike the standard WordPress search, Algolia Pro determines what you want and supplies accurate results.
You also want to get the best results for your visitors. Of course, as marketers, we want to provide a variety of rich content, but what are the key gateway items that you want your audience to find that allow them to take the next steps to engage with you deeply? Whether you are a non-profit organization providing health resources, an educational institution with diverse programming, or an e-commerce brand with incredible customizations, Algoila search lets you decide what content your visitors see first upon search.
Algoila Pro to the rescue for a deep e-commerce dive
Anyone who manages an e-commerce brand understands the adage that “time is money” very keenly. If visitors can’t load that cart with what they want quickly, they are bouncing off your site quickly.
WP Search with Algolia Pro is here to help this situation in two key areas: faceted search and speed.
What is faceted search? Faceted search allows users to find exactly what they’re looking for by providing a series of checkbox filters (or similar user experiences) to get the desired options. Users can select things like color, size, or any other options relevant to your brand’s offerings to find their perfect product. If you want a cocktail, sleeveless, tea-length, royal blue, size 12 dress that can be delivered in two days, Algolia Pro has your back.
No one wants a laggy search. Nothing is worse than trying to find the perfect product and having a site stall whenever you choose a size or color. Algolia Pro indexes your website’s content and provides lightning-fast and accurate search results within minutes. Algolia Pro even has advanced options to search up a notch by including WooCommerce data like SKU and prices within the search for simple and variable products.
Want real-life examples? You can see the WP Search with Algoila Pro plugin in action on these websites:
Recapping the WP Search with Algolia Pro search benefits for marketers
At the end of the day, creating great content, having a lightning-fast site, and having an incredible search experience aren’t mutually exclusive. Whether you’re a marketer pointing your users to fresh content or trying to kickstart your e-commerce sales, WP is the best tool to take your search experience to the next level.