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OzuLabs Turbo Search for WooCommerce

v1.11.26 · by fearofbug

Instant live product search for WooCommerce using native MySQL FULLTEXT indexing.

About this plugin

Turbo Search for WooCommerce replaces WooCommerce’s default slow search with a dedicated, FULLTEXT-indexed search engine that returns results as customers type.

A Pro edition adds typo tolerance, synonyms, category/brand suggestions, ranking-weight tuning,
sales-weighted ranking, zero-result search analytics, and multi-currency price support for
serious/high-volume stores — see https://ozulabs.com/plugins/turbo-search/.

How it works:

  • Builds a dedicated search index table containing only published products — title, SKU, description, and categories.
  • Uses native MySQL/MariaDB FULLTEXT indexing for fast, relevance-ranked results.
  • Rebuilds happen in the background (via Action Scheduler) so shoppers never see an empty search box.
  • Each product update is synced automatically — no manual rebuilds needed.
  • Results are cached across multiple layers (object cache APCu WordPress transients) so repeat queries cost nothing.

Requirements:

  • WordPress 6.5+
  • WooCommerce 8.0+
  • PHP 8.0+

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