Yasir Najeeb

<p><strong>Arabic Search Enhancement</strong> is a production-ready WordPress plugin that dramatically improves search functionality for Arabic content. It addresses the common problem where Arabic searches fail due to variations in diacritics, letter forms, and typing styles.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Smart Arabic Text Normalization</strong> – Removes diacritics and normalizes letter forms for comprehensive search results</li>
<li><strong>Elementor Search Widget Support</strong> – Full compatibility with Elementor’s search widgets and AJAX functionality</li>
<li><strong>Multi-term Search Support</strong> – Handles multiple Arabic search terms with intelligent AND logic</li>
<li><strong>Performance Optimized</strong> – Built-in caching system for fast repeated searches</li>
<li><strong>RTL Interface Support</strong> – Complete right-to-left admin interface for Arabic users</li>
<li><strong>Configurable Settings</strong> – Full admin panel for customizing search behavior</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong> – Built with SOLID principles and modern PHP practices</li>
</ul>
<h4>Search Improvements</h4>
<p><strong>Before</strong>: Searching for “مكتوب” won’t find “مَكْتُوب” (with diacritics)<br />
<strong>After</strong>: Smart normalization finds all variations automatically</p>
<p><strong>Before</strong>: “الكتاب” won’t match “ألكتاب” (different Alef forms)<br />
<strong>After</strong>: All Alef variations (أ إ آ ٱ) treated as same letter</p>
<h4>Normalization Rules</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Diacritics Removal</strong>: All Tashkeel marks (َ ُ ِ ّ ْ ً ٌ ٍ etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Alef Unification</strong>: أ إ آ ٱ <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ا</li>
<li><strong>Taa Marbuta</strong>: ة <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ه</li>
<li><strong>Yaa Normalization</strong>: ى <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ي</li>
<li><strong>Hamza Variations</strong>: ؤ <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> و, ئ <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> ي</li>
<li><strong>Tatweel Removal</strong>: ـ (kashida)</li>
</ol>
<h4>Technical Highlights</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>SQL-level Processing</strong> – Database queries optimized for Arabic text</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Caching</strong> – Performance monitoring and optimization</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Integration</strong> – Uses WordPress hooks and APIs properly</li>
<li><strong>Security First</strong> – Input sanitization and output escaping</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> – Full internationalization support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Arabic news websites and blogs</li>
<li>Educational institutions with Arabic content</li>
<li>Government websites in Arabic-speaking countries</li>
<li>E-commerce sites with Arabic product descriptions</li>
<li><strong>Elementor-powered websites</strong> with Arabic search functionality</li>
<li>Any WordPress site serving Arabic-speaking users</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<ul>
<li>The plugin does not transmit search data or analytics to any external servers; all processing and storage stay inside your WordPress database.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical Details</h3>
<h4>System Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>MySQL 5.6 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h4>Architecture</h4>
<ul>
<li>Built with SOLID principles</li>
<li>PSR-4 autoloading</li>
<li>Dependency injection</li>
<li>Interface-based design</li>
<li>Comprehensive error handling</li>
</ul>
<h4>Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>SQL-level normalization</li>
<li>Intelligent caching system</li>
<li>Minimal resource usage</li>
<li>Database query optimization</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, bug reports, or feature requests, please contact the developer or visit the plugin support forum.</p>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin collects and stores anonymous search analytics data to improve search functionality. The following information is collected:</p>
<ul>
<li>Search queries (anonymized and used for statistics only)</li>
<li>Search result counts and language detection</li>
<li>Search timestamps (for trend analysis)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>No personal information is collected</strong>, including:<br />
* User names, emails, or IP addresses<br />
* Personal identifiable information (PII)<br />
* User browsing behavior outside of search functionality</p>
<p>All data collection can be disabled through the plugin settings. Data is stored locally in your WordPress database and is not transmitted to external servers.</p>
<p>For complete privacy transparency, you may review the source code at the plugin repository.</p>


Arabic Search Enhancement

Enhances WordPress search for Arabic content by normalizing text variations, diacritics, and letter forms for better search results.

Torsten Landsiedel

<p>For everyone getting this warning from W3C validator: “Text run is not in Unicode Normalization Form C.”</p>
<p>See: http://www.w3.org/International/docs/charmod-norm/#choice-of-normalization-form</p>
<p><strong>Requires PHP 5.3+</strong></p>
<p>Be sure to have the PHP-Normalizer-extension (intl and icu) installed.</p>
<p>See: http://php.net/manual/en/normalizer.normalize.php</p>
<p>See also: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30130</p>


Normalizer

Normalizes content, excerpt, title and comment content to Normalization Form C.

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