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Easily search through all blogs into your WordPress Multisite by post title, post content or post author. 
Multisite Global Search doesn’t work with single WordPress installation and it must be activated for all sites using “network activate” in the Administration Panel. 
Currently in the following languages:
<ul>
<li>Dutch (nl_NL) by Niels Boos <a href="http://www.webdienstenzzp.nl" rel="nofollow ugc">Webdiensten ZZP</a></li>
<li>English</li>
<li>German (de_DE) by Dennis Vorpahl</li>
<li>French (fr_FR) by Fabrice Perrinel</li>
<li>Italian (it_IT) by Davide Tommasin</li>
<li>Norwegian Bokmal (nb_NO) by Tore Johnny Bråtveit</li>
<li>Portuguese (pt_PT) by Jose Anjos</li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU) by Sam Savinov</li>
<li>Romanian (ro_RO) by Alexander Ovsov <a href="http://webhostinggeeks.com/science/" rel="nofollow ugc">Web Hosting Geek Science</a></li>
<li>Serbian (sr_RS) by Andrijana Nikolic [Web Hosting Geeks] http://science.webhostinggeeks.com/multisite-global-search</li>
<li>Slovak (sk_SK) by Branco <a href="http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Web Hosting Geeks</a></li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES)</li>
</ul>
If you have created your own language pack, or have an update of an existing one, you can send <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">gettext .po and .mo files</a> to me so that I can bundle it into Multisite Global Search.
** Features **
<ul>
<li>Multisite Global Search Widget. Show a search form in your sidebar.</li>
<li>Search across all network blogs or only in your blogs if you are logged.</li>
<li>Search on pages.</li>
<li>Administrative choice to perform searches by default on pages.</li>
<li>Administrative choice to disable search options.</li>
<li>Search results are showed in a page which contents the shortcode: <code>[multisite_search_result]</code></li>
<li>Show excerpted results <code>[multisite_search_result excerpt="yes"]</code></li>
<li>Entries on every site across your installation appear in search results immediately after publication.</li>
<li>Receive results from your complete blog network, even sites you do not own or control.</li>
<li>Customizable style sheet for widget and results page.</li>
<li>Two different form types, vertical and horizontal.</li>
<li>Put search form into your code with <code>Multisite_Global_Search::ms_global_search_vertical_form(your_results_page)</code> or <code>Multisite_Global_Search::ms_global_search_horizontal_form(your_results_page)</code></li>
<li>Insert search form in templates using the shortcode: <code>[multisite_search_form]</code>. <a href="http://grial.usal.es/agora/pfcgrial/multisite-search" rel="nofollow ugc">See the plugin page for more information</a>.</li>
</ul>
Last version contributed by <a href="https://github.com/lachele" rel="nofollow ugc">Lachele Foley</a>
<h3>Customization</h3>
You may make a few customizations to how the plugin looks and behaves. To make these customizations, you will need to be able to write to the multisite-global-search directory.
Adding Behavior Customizations
<ol>
<li>Make a file in the multisite-global-search directory called “config_local.php”.</li>
<li>See the file called “config.php” for the list of items you may customize. The file contains documentation for each of them.</li>
<li>Copy the lines containing variables you wish to change to config_local.php and alter them as desired. Take care to retain formatting, for example, the line-ending semicolon.</li>
<li>Make a backup copy of your config_local.php that is stored outside your WordPress installation!</li>
</ol>
Adding Look and Feel Customizations
<ol>
<li>Make a file in the multisite-global-search directory called “customstyle.css”.</li>
<li>Add your style alterations to this file. It will be loaded after the default style.css.</li>
<li>Make a backup copy of your customstyle.css that is stored outside your WordPress installation!</li>
</ol>

Multisite Global Search

Adds the ability to search through blogs into your WordPress Multisite installation.

Tim W

Loco Translate provides in-browser editing of WordPress translation files and integration with automatic translation services.
It also provides Gettext/localization tools for developers, such as extracting strings and generating templates.
Features include:
<ul>
<li>Built-in translation editor within WordPress admin</li>
<li>Integration with translation APIs including DeepL, Google, Lecto, Microsoft and OpenAI.</li>
<li>Create and update language files directly in your theme or plugin</li>
<li>Extraction of translatable strings from your source code</li>
<li>Native MO file compilation without the need for Gettext on your system</li>
<li>JSON (Jed) file compilation compatible with WordPress script localization</li>
<li>Support for standard PO features including comments, references and plural forms</li>
<li>PO source view with clickable source code references</li>
<li>Protected language directory for saving custom translations</li>
<li>Configurable PO file backups with diff and restore capability</li>
<li>Built-in WordPress locale codes</li>
</ul>
Official <a href="https://localise.biz/" rel="nofollow ugc">Loco</a> WordPress plugin by Tim Whitlock. 
For more information please visit our <a href="https://localise.biz/wordpress/plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin page</a>.
<h3>Keyboard shortcuts</h3>
The PO file editor supports the following keyboard shortcuts for faster translating:
<ul>
<li>Done and Next: <code>Ctrl ↵</code></li>
<li>Next string: <code>Ctrl ↓</code></li>
<li>Previous string: <code>Ctrl ↑</code></li>
<li>Next untranslated: <code>Shift Ctrl ↓</code></li>
<li>Previous untranslated: <code>Shift Ctrl ↑</code></li>
<li>Copy from source text: <code>Ctrl B</code></li>
<li>Clear translation: <code>Ctrl K</code></li>
<li>Toggle Fuzzy: <code>Ctrl U</code></li>
<li>Save PO / compile MO: <code>Ctrl S</code></li>
<li>Toggle invisibles: <code>Shift Ctrl I</code></li>
<li>Suggest translation: <code>Ctrl J</code></li>
</ul>
Mac users can use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl.

Loco Translate

must have


Great plugin. Very useful to be able to translate plugins without an external tool like poedit.


Great tool

I'm using it in all one language projects


So easy to translate strings in any plugin or theme! Also big plus for keeping updating plugin instantly, especially with the recent bug in WP 6.7


Outstanding plugin!


We recommend this to all of our clients who ask about translations.



It can even be used to "translate" (alter) default English texts within a plugin/theme too.


Awesome Plugin

Great support!


A must-have plugin for managing the lifecycle of translations in custom plugins and themes. 



There's a steep learning curve to climb when it comes to language and translation management. This plugin helps a lot and works really well.



Also impressed with the speed of response to my help topic. Thanks Tim!


Excellent plugin and support


This is a great tool. I've been using it for years, and it has never let me down.


Simply awesome

Translate WordPress plugins and themes directly in your browser. Versatile PO file editor with integrated AI translation providers.

Multisite Global Search vs Loco Translate