Improve your WordPress search results with a Google custom search engine

There’s no disputing the fact that WordPress is a fantastic piece of software, but one thing it’s never been very good at is search.

WordPress has provided its own search functionality for years, but the sad truth is it just isn’t up to scratch; search results are sorted by date rather than relevance, which is practically useless in sites with a lot of content.

So how can we improve the search results on a WordPress site? There are plugins you can install to get better results — Relevanssi is a good option if you want to go down this route.

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