Doofinder

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Doofinder provides fast, accurate results based on your website contents. Results appear in your search box at an incredible speed as the user types.
Doofinder can be installed in any website with very little configuration (feed your search engine with data and put a bit of javascript code in your page).
This extension allows you to easily populate the data Doofinder needs to be able to search your database and to insert the Doofinder layer script into your WordPress site.
With Doofinder you are confident that your visitors are finding what they are looking for.
These are some advantages of using Doofinder in your site:
<ul>
<li>Instant, relevant results.</li>
<li>Tolerant of misspellings.</li>
<li>Search filters.</li>
<li>Increases the conversion rates.</li>
<li>No technical knowledge are required.</li>
<li>Allows the use of labels and synonyms.</li>
<li>Installs in minutes.</li>
<li>Provides statistical information.</li>
<li>Doofinder brings back the control over the searches in your site to you.</li>
</ul>
When users start typing in the search box, Doofinder displays the best results for their search. If users make typos, our algorithms will detect them and will perform the search as if the term were correctly typed.
Furthermore, Doofinder sorts the results displaying the most relevant first.
More info: <a href="http://www.doofinder.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.doofinder.com</a>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Important: To use this plugin you need to have an account at Doofinder. If you don’t have one you can signup <a href="http://www.doofinder.com/signup" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a> to get your 30 day free trial period.
The minimum technical equirements are basically the same as the WordPress ones. Take a look at their <a href="https://docs.WordPress.com/document/server-requirements/" rel="nofollow ugc">server requirements</a> for more info.
<h3>Configuration</h3>
Once activated, you will see a new entry in the main menu called Doofinder with two sub-menus:
<ul>
<li>Doofinder: To access the main settings page of the module.</li>
<li>Index Posts: To access the indexing wizard.</li>
</ul>
NOTICE: Doofinder for WordPress has built-in support for <a href="https://wpml.org/es/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPML</a> and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/" rel="ugc">PolyLang</a> multi-language plugins. In case you use any of them, ensure you’ve switched context to one of the defined languages. In All Languages context you won’t be able to configure anything. You will have to configure as many search engines as languages you have in your site.
Doofinder Settings
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Authentication
<ul>
<li>API Key: This is the secret token you use to index contents (in ML environments you can share the same key). Your API key can be found in the Doofinder Control Panel. Click on your profile name (in the header) and then on API Keys. Make sure you’re using a Management API key and not a Search API key.</li>
<li>Search Engine HashID: Id of the search engine that will index your contents. Can be found in the Doofinder Control Panel. Click on Search Engines in the header. Hash ID will be visible next to the name of your Search Engine. Remember to use different search engines for different languages if you’re in a ML environment.</li>
</ul>
Index Settings
<ul>
<li>Post Types: Choose which contents you want to index.</li>
</ul>
Search Settings
<ul>
<li>JS Layer: Enable the Doofinder JavaScript layer – when typing into a search field a window will pop up containing the list of results generated by Doofinder. This requires correct layer code pasted in the Layer Javascript Code field.</li>
<li>JS Layer Script: Here you can paste the Layer Javascript Code that can be found in the Doofinder Control Panel. It is required for the Javascript Layer to work.</li>
<li>Internal Search: Internal search overrides the default WordPress search that happens when users enter their search term and press Enter (and the website goes to the search results page).</li>
</ul>
IMPORTANT: Unless you know what you’re doing, it’s recommended to index contents first and, after the indexing process is finished, enable this option. If you switch the order, your site may return no results until something is indexed.
Index Posts
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This section allows you to reindex all your contents. Just press the button and wait until it finishes. You will have to do this for each language if you’re in a ML environment.
IMPORTANT: Unless you know what you’re doing, it’s recommended to disable internal search when reindexing contents and, after the indexing process is finished, re-enable it. If you switch the order, your site may return no results until something is indexed.
IMPORTANT: Don’t leave the Index Posts screen until the process finished or your data won’t be fully indexed.

This plugin integrates the Doofinder search service with your WordPress site.

Yext

Your customers have questions. Can your website answer them? 
Boost conversion, reduce support costs, and gain new customer intelligence by adding Yext Answers site search to your WordPress-powered website. The Yext Answers Site Search plugin allows you to seamlessly integrate your Yext Answers search bar and search results page to your existing WordPress pages. If you don’t currently work with Yext but would like to add the world’s best site search to your WordPress site, get started today at <a href="https://www.yext.com/try/wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.yext.com/try/wordpress/</a>.
With the Yext AI Search plugin, you can now:
<ul>
<li>Easily index WordPress data to Yext with pre-built connectors, and use that data to power your Answers experience</li>
<li>Schedule automatic data syncs to keep your search results up to date</li>
<li>Live edit the styling of your search bar, no coding background required!</li>
<li>Drag and drop your Answers experience onto any page of your WordPress site with Gutenberg blocks</li>
<li>Replace all instances of native WordPress search with the click of a button</li>
</ul>
To use this plugin you must have a Yext account. The Yext Answers Site Search plugin is search-as-a-service; upon download, you will be asked to provide your Answers API key and a few other pieces of information in order for the plugin to work. We’ll be calling the Answers Javascript SDK (and its CSS and templates) in order to render the search bar and Javascript from our Pages platform to load the search results page. 
Using Yext Answers is subject to the agreement entered into between you and Yext. View Yext’s privacy policy here: <a href="https://www.yext.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.yext.com/privacy-policy</a>.
<h3>WHY DO I NEED ANSWERS?</h3>
<h3>Answer Customers’ Questions.</h3>
Deliver a cutting-edge search experience on your website that understands natural language questions, provides direct answers (not blue links), and paves the path from search to conversion.
Use the Yext Answers Site Search plugin to power a variety of onsite search experiences — from job finders to store locators, or even full site search — on your WordPress site.
<h3>Operate Efficiently.</h3>
The Yext Answers Site Search plugin is an out-of-the-box solution that minimizes the need for IT to manage and optimize an effective search experience. Once you’ve downloaded the plugin, all you need to do is use the provided shortcodes for the Answers search bar and search results page.
<h3>Retain Traffic and Boost Conversion.</h3>
When your website answers your customers’ questions, they’re more likely to stay on your site, instead of bouncing to a search engine or a competitor.
And, customizable CTAs pave the path from search to conversion: early adopters have seen Yext Answers driving a 36% higher website conversion rate than legacy keyword-based search providers.
<h3>Reduce Support Costs.</h3>
When your website can answer more customers’ questions, fewer of them will turn to your call center or live chat — saving you valuable resources.
<h3>Gain New Customer Insights.</h3>
If you could see every question a customer asked on your website, would you adjust your content to better suit their needs? With insights from Yext Answers, you can learn what matters to your customers and give them more of what they’re looking for.

Yext AI Search

Add the world's best search experience to your website in minutes.

Doofinder vs Yext AI Search