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WP Search with Algolia plugin Installation
WP Search with Algolia system requirements and plugin installation.
This plugin relies on the Algolia service, which requires you to create an account at https://www.algolia.com/users/sign_up.
Algolia offers its Search as a service provider on a incremental payment program, including a free Community Plan which includes 10,000 records & 100,000 operations per month. Beyond that, plans start at $35/month.
The WP Search with Algolia plugin for WordPress has a few system requirements to be able to work properly.
You will need to make sure your server meets the following requirements:
- WordPress 5.0+
- PHP 7.2 or greater
- MySQL 5.6 or greater
- cURL PHP extension
- JSON PHP extension
- mbstring PHP extension
- OpenSSL greater than 1.0.1
If you have the Search by Algolia – Instant & Relevant results plugin installed, please deactivate it first.
From your WordPress dashboard:
- Visit Plugins > Add New
- Search for “WP Search with Algolia”
- Activate WP Search with Algolia from your Plugins page
- Click on the new menu item “Algolia Search” and enter your API keys
- Read the step by step configuration guide
Schemas
Settings
Automated Sync
Synonyms
Custom Attributes
Index Replicas
Migration Guide
Customize Templates
Customize Search
Customize Autocomplete
Customize Autocomplete (Modern Template) debounce
Migrating InstantSearch Templates to Block Themes (FSE)
Which Flows to Run
Test Setup
Critical Flows
Testing Instructions for Critical Flows
Regression Checks
Release Flows
Testing Instructions for Release Flows