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My site is just a glossary, with a bunch of words. Users type in a word in the search bar, and a definition comes up. What I want is for the search bar to bring up the correct term even if someone has misspelled it. For example, if a user types *adviser* into the search field, I want the *advisor* entry to come up.
I’m having a hard time finding the right plugin to make this happen. Or if there’s a way to massage the default WP search feature — my skills are pretty limited, tho.
I’m using Elementor as the pagebuilder, and the most promising plugin I’ve seen so far is Relevanssi, but it seems to disable search entirely on the site. Not sure why. Any ideas on a solution?
Thanks in advance.
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The generic term you’re looking for is an Ajax search. This basically means that a database query is performed as you’re typing and can be used for things like auto suggestions. A spellcheck after the fact is different matter and is a little more complex.
Super Speedy Search by Super Speedy Plugins has a synonym/misspelings option. It’s not automated yet, but you can run your glossary through an AI or a website and get the most probable misspellings. Add them to the option.