Many blogs have a search box where users can enter a search query. But did you know your readers could be missing out on valuable content? The problem with these search queries is that they only search your blog articles, not your blog pages or blog comments.
Over time, your blog comments can accumulate a wealth of information. Whole conversations can take place there. Readers searching your blog may be interested in this information.
The Search Everything Wordpress plugin enables your readers to search all your blog content, including pages and blog comments.
Configuration is done via the plugin options page. You can even search metadata too.
I’ve been using this plugin for many months. It’s well worth a closer look.
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11 responses so far ↓
1 Learn How to Blog Better - Reader Blog Tips // Aug 2, 2007 at 4:26 am
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2 Jeffro2pt0 // Aug 2, 2007 at 10:14 am
Came here through the tips post on problogger.com Excellent tip and by the end of today, I will have this plugin installed and configured. Thanks for sharing it.
3 Emad Ibrahim // Aug 2, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Thanks for this post… I found you through ProBlogger where my post on blogging tips
made it to the list
4 Chris @ Martial Development // Aug 2, 2007 at 7:23 pm
I use Google’s search box on my website. Not only does it include pages and comments, but its results are more relevant than those provided by a plugin.
5 Jeffro2pt0 // Aug 2, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Chris, does a user get paid by Google if they have a Google powered search box on their website?
6 One African Dude // Aug 2, 2007 at 7:47 pm
wow thanks for the resource, could be useful. I’ll give it a try now.
7 Dean // Aug 2, 2007 at 9:21 pm
The Google search box is an option worth considering as Chris suggests. It produces good and professional looking search results. I did try it on this blog for a while but no one ever used it.
I wondered if tech-savvy people were put off from using the Google search box, knowing that it is Google and just another AdSense revenue stream?
I decided to go for a conventional search box in the end.
8 Jason // Aug 2, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Good idea. I’ve never thought about that. It seems like it would blow open your searches.
9 Chris @ Martial Development // Aug 3, 2007 at 3:42 am
Yes, if you use Google’s search box then you can take a cut of the
ad revenue.
10 Jeffro2pt0 // Aug 3, 2007 at 9:53 am
I am trying to use this plugin but so far, it’s turning out to be somewhat of a pain. Perhaps you could help me figure this out? http://wordpress.org/support/topic/128652?replies=1
11 Dean // Aug 3, 2007 at 10:05 am
Have you tried searching for a single piece of text in a comment rather than a name in a URL?
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