# FullText Search

> A WordPress plugin that indexes all content on-site for fast full-text search, including posts, pages, PDFs, meta fields, taxonomies, and shortcode content.

- Type: Plugin
- Category: Admin & dev tools
- Vendor: FullText Search
- Website: https://fulltextsearch.org/
- Starting price: $79/year
- Free version: Yes
- Refund window: 14 days
- Our score: 7.9/10 (WordPress.org)
- Black Friday 2026: Not announced
- Page: https://thefreakyblog.com/fulltext-search/

A WordPress plugin that indexes all content on-site for fast full-text search, including posts, pages, PDFs, meta fields, taxonomies, and shortcode content. It works without external services and aims to return relevant results in milliseconds.

## Key features

- **Indexed search**: Builds a search index in the WordPress database for fast results.
- **Meta field search**: Searches custom fields, taxonomies, and shortcode content.
- **Relevance tuning**: Weights titles, text, and specific fields to rank results.
- **Smart excerpts**: Shows highlighted snippets so visitors can judge a result.
- **File content search**: Searches the text of PDF and DOCX files (Pro).
- **Developer API**: Hooks and filters for custom search behaviour.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Sites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $79/year | Unlimited websites |

## Pros

- Free version on WordPress.org with core indexed search
- No external search service or server needed
- Works on standard shared hosting
- Free 7-day evaluation of the full Pro version

## Cons

- File content search (PDF, DOCX) is only in the Pro version
- Pro updates and support need an active license
- Indexing a large site can use significant server resources at first

## Best for

- Sites with large amounts of content
- Directories that search custom fields

## Ratings

- WordPress.org: 4.4/5 (28 reviews)

## Alternatives

- Helpie WP
- CMS Commander
- WP Activity Log

## More

- Pricing: https://thefreakyblog.com/fulltext-search/pricing/
- Review: https://thefreakyblog.com/fulltext-search/review/
- Black Friday deal: https://thefreakyblog.com/fulltext-search/black-friday/
- Coupon: https://thefreakyblog.com/fulltext-search/coupon/