Relevanssi – A Better Search

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1. ★★★★★ evolute2

   1mo ago

   Je l’utilise depuis de nombreuses années dans sa version gratuite, plugin très efficace qui me donne toute satisfaction. Merci ! This topic was modified 19 hours, 27 minutes ago by evolute2.

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2. ★★★★★ Vivien Bullert

   5mo ago

   I was really at my wits’ end because the keyword ‘pasta’ couldn’t be found. So I got in touch with support and Mikko helped me straight away. I’d tried to sort it out on my own beforehand, but without success. I’m so glad it’s finally worked out! Thank you so much, Mikko, for your quick help! Brilliant!!!! This topic was modified 4 months ago by Vivien Bullert.

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3. ★★★★★ nnicosalvador

   6mo ago

   es un excelente plugin pero debería hacer búsqueda por número de parte del producto

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4. ★★★★★ egocefalo

   6mo ago

   Not if you have 200,000 plus posts and add a few more everyday.

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5. ★★★★★ andrewwalkertechinsights

   7mo ago

   This plugin fixes WordPress search instantly. It finds results the default search misses, including custom fields. Essential for any serious site.

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6. ★★★★★ jhtjards

   9mo ago

   Been using it for years on various big sites, multisite networks, etc that I’ve developed and it will always be my go-to search plugin. Works fantastically out of the box!– Great search results– Fast and light on your server resources– So many useful customisation options available in admin– PDF/Doc Indexing in Premium is ♥️But where it really comes into its own league, is when you have special requirements that no plugin could serve out of the box. There are loads of useful filters and actions to hook into, all super well documented. The Plugin code itself is very clean and readable, so if your requirement is really obscure you can always look under the hood and see what’s possible. (Usually anything is possible one way or the other.)And if you still get stuck, the support is the best.Hands down one of true unicorns in a world of plugin enshittification.Never change, Mikko!

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7. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   12mo ago

   The difference is Night and Day! Thanks you for this beautiful piece of work!

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8. ★★★★★ kenmac54

   1.0y ago

   The product did 99% of what I wanted/needed. The developer took the time and patience to provide the missing 1%.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.27.2 Security: Fixes a vulnerability where a contributor-level user could make a SQL injection. Minor fix: Remove warnings caused by removed synced patterns. 4.27.2
2. — Version 4.27.1 Minor fix: Remove complaints from meta_queries. 4.27.1
3. — Version 4.27.0 New feature: Setting to disable all ‘post_type’ parameters to let Relevanssi control the post types in the search. New feature: New filter hook relevanssi_truncate_search_queries can be used to truncate search queries to 4.27.0
4. — Version 4.28.0 Completely new settings pages! All Relevanssi features are also consolidated under one sidebar menu item. Compatibility: Added built-in support for Document Library Pro above-documents search box. Compatibility: Added su 4.28.0
5. — Version 4.28.1 Minor fix: Some setting values were not displayed correctly on the searching settings page. 4.28.1
6. — Version 4.28.2 Security: Fix for a vulnerability in the debugging mode. 4.28.2

18 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.5 Relevanssi <= 4.27.1 and Relevanssi Premium <= 2.30.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2026-08-04 CVE-2026-15941 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 4.27.1 Patched in 4.27.2
2. Medium · 6.5 Relevanssi < 4.26.0 (Free) < 2.29.0 (Premium) - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-12-17 CVE-2025-14719 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 4.26.0 Patched in 4.26.0
3. Medium · 4.7 Relevanssi <= 4.24.5 (Free) and <= 2.27.6 (Premium) - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Excerpt Highlights ↗
   2025-05-30 CVE-2025-5016 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.24.5 Patched in 4.24.6
4. High · 7.5 Relevanssi <= 4.24.4 (Free) and <= 2.27.5 (Premium) - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2025-05-12 CVE-2025-4396 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 4.24.4 Patched in 4.24.5
5. Medium · 6.1 Relevanssi <= 4.24.3 (Free) and <= 2.27.4 (Premium) - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Search Highlights ↗
   2025-05-06 CVE-2025-4054 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.24.3 Patched in 4.24.4
6. Medium · 6.4 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.23.0 (Free) and <= 2.26.0 (Premium) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-09-17 CVE-2024-9021 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.23.0 Patched in 4.23.1
7. Medium · 5.3 Relevanssi <= 4.22.2 (Free) and <= 2.25.1 (Premium) - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2024-08-15 CVE-2024-7630 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.22.2 Patched in 4.23.0
8. Medium · 5.8 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Unauthenticated Second Order CSV Injection ↗
   2024-04-04 CVE-2024-3214 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File Affects <= 4.22.1 Patched in 4.22.2
9. Medium · 5.3 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update ↗
   2024-04-04 CVE-2024-3213 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.22.1 Patched in 4.22.2
10. Medium · 5.3 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.0 (Free) and <= 2.25.0 (Premium) - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Query Log Export ↗
    2024-02-22 CVE-2024-1380 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.22.0 Patched in 4.22.1
11. Medium · 5.3 Relevanssi <= 4.21.2 (Free) and < 2.25.0 (Premium) - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Post Access ↗
    2024-01-04 CVE-2023-7199 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.21.2 Patched in 4.22.0
12. Medium · 6.3 Relevanssi – A Better Search < 4.14.6 & Relevanssi – A Better Search Pro < 2.16.5 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2022-02-15 Improper Authorization Affects < 4.14.6 Patched in 4.14.6
13. High · 7.2 Relevanssi - A Better Search Free & Premium <= 2.16.3 & 4.14.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-10-19 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 4.14.3 Patched in 4.14.4
14. High · 8.7 Relevanssi <= 3.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection ↗
    2018-04-10 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 3.6.1 Patched in 3.6.1
15. Medium · 5.4 Relevanssi <= 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2018-03-30 CVE-2018-9034 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.0.4 Patched in 4.0.5
16. Medium · 6.1 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 3.5.7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2017-02-28 CVE-2017-1000038 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.5.8 Patched in 3.5.8
17. Medium · 6.1 Relevanssi – A Better Search < 3.3.8 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-01-03 CVE-2014-9443 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.3.8 Patched in 3.3.8
18. Critical · 9.8 Relevanssi <= 3.3 - SQL Injection ↗
    2014-02-25 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 3.3 Patched in 3.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 27 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 3 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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Competes with

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