Scry Search for Meilisearch

Scry Search for Meilisearch is the most seamless way to add Meilisearch for WordPress to your site. Replace WordPress’s slow, limited default search with the blazing-fast, typo-tolerant power of Meilisearch—without touching a single line of theme code or modifying your frontend.

The Best Meilisearch for WordPress Integration

Whether you’re running a blog, an eCommerce store, a membership site, or a complex multi-post-type WordPress installation, Scry Search delivers enterprise-grade search performance with minimal setup. Use ScryWP Search for a fully managed cloud experience, or self-host Meilisearch on your own infrastructure—the choice is yours.

Zero Frontend Changes Required

Unlike other search plugins, Scry Search is a true drop-in replacement for WordPress search. Your existing search forms, search widgets, and theme search templates continue to work exactly as before. The plugin intercepts WordPress search queries and routes them through Meilisearch, then returns results in the format WordPress expects. No theme modifications, no shortcode replacements, no widget swaps—just activate, configure, and enjoy instant search.

Per-Post-Type Indexes with Federated Search

Index any WordPress post type independently—posts, pages, WooCommerce products, custom post types from any plugin, or your own custom content types. Each post type gets its own dedicated Meilisearch index, giving you granular control over:

• Searchable Fields: Choose exactly which fields are searchable for each post type, including custom post meta fields
• Ranking Rules: Drag-and-drop interface to reorder Meilisearch’s ranking rules (words, typo, proximity, attribute, sort, exactness) per index
• Search Weights: Assign different importance weights to different post types so products can rank higher than blog posts, or vice versa

When users search, Scry Search uses federated multi-search to query all relevant indexes simultaneously and merge results intelligently based on your configured weights.

Customizable Relevancy & Ranking

Fine-tune how Meilisearch ranks your search results:

• Reorder Ranking Rules: Use the intuitive drag-and-drop interface to prioritize typo tolerance over word proximity, or exactness over attribute order
• Searchable Attributes Control: Decide which fields matter for search—include post titles, content, excerpts, categories, tags, author names, and any custom meta fields
• Post Type Weighting: Running a store? Weight products higher than blog posts. Running a knowledge base? Prioritize documentation over news articles.

Built-In Task Monitor & Debugging

The fully-featured Task Drawer gives you complete visibility into your Meilisearch operations:

• Real-Time Task Tracking: View all indexing tasks with status, duration, and error details
• Paginated Task History: Browse through your complete task history with easy navigation
• Error Diagnosis: Quickly identify and troubleshoot failed indexing operations
• Performance Monitoring: Track task durations to optimize your indexing strategy

Automatic & Manual Indexing

• Automatic Indexing: Posts are automatically indexed when created, updated, or trashed—your search index stays in sync without any manual intervention
• One-Click Bulk Indexing: Re-index all posts of any type with a single click
• Wipe & Rebuild: Clear an index and start fresh when needed
• Live Search Preview: Test your search queries directly from the admin panel before going live

Easy Meilisearch Integration

Getting started with Meilisearch for WordPress has never been easier:

1. ScryWP Search (Recommended): Use our fully managed cloud-based Meilisearch hosting designed specifically for WordPress
2. Self-Hosted: Run Meilisearch on your own server with full control over your data
3. Local Development: Spin up Meilisearch locally for development and testing

Simply enter your Meilisearch URL and API keys, select which post types to index, and you’re live in minutes.

Works With Your Existing WordPress Setup

Scry Search respects WordPress conventions and integrates seamlessly with:

• Theme Search Templates: Your search.php and searchform.php templates work unchanged
• Search Widgets: Standard WordPress search widgets continue functioning
• Block Editor Search Blocks: Gutenberg search blocks work out of the box
• Page Builders: Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder search elements work seamlessly
• WooCommerce: Index and search products with full support for product meta
• Custom Post Types: Any registered post type can be indexed and searched

Get Managed Hosting from ScryWP

Need a Meilisearch instance fast? Host with ScryWP Search and launch in minutes with a managed deployment built for WordPress.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.2 or higher
• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Meilisearch instance (ScryWP Search managed hosting or self-hosted)

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit the plugin repository or contact JG Web Development.