Title: Hintr – Lightning-Fast, Advanced Search Suggestions Author: martincipriano Published: ژانویه 24, 2025 Last modified: ژانویه 26, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hintr/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3228063) # Hintr – Lightning-Fast, Advanced Search Suggestions By [martincipriano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martincipriano/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hintr.1.2.0.zip) * [Details](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/#description) * [Reviews](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/#reviews) * [Installation](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/#installation) * [Development](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hintr/) ## Description **Hintr** is a WordPress plugin designed to improve search by providing lightning- fast suggestions. Easily configure which post types to pull search suggestions from. You can also show suggestions if the search keyword is found in a post’s metadata, such as price, SKU, serial number, etc. **Features:** – Effortlessly select which post types search suggestions should be pulled from. – Show suggestions when the search keyword is found in a post’s metadata. – Customize search behavior for different input fields via data attributes.– Lightweight and highly configurable, ensuring seamless integration. This plugin is perfect for blogs, e-commerce sites, or any WordPress site that can benefit from enhanced search capabilities. ### Usage * Automatic Application: Search suggestions are automatically applied to text inputs with the data attribute name=”s”. * Custom Implementation: To customize behavior, add the data-hintr attribute to a text input. - Override the default settings by assigning a JSON-formatted settings value to the data-hintr attribute. - Example: ### License This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later. You may obtain a copy of the license at: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html ## Screenshots * [[ * Post type field in the settings determines where to pull the suggestions from. _Description: Displays post suggestions pulled from the selected post types._ * [[ * Custom field key input in the settings enables search using custom field value. _Description: Displays post suggestions if the keyword partially matches its custom field value_ * [[ * Example use case. _Description: Searching for “capacitor” will display posts with the keyword in their title. Searching “electronics” will show posts where the keyword is present in the posts custom field._ ## Installation 1. Download the plugin file and extract it. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress. 3. Go to **Settings > Hintr** to configure the plugin options. ## FAQ ### What does Hintr do? Hintr enhances your search input with a dynamic list of suggestions. It allows you to retrieve suggestions from specific post types and display posts when the search keyword matches their metadata. ### Can I use this plugin with custom post types? Yes! Hintr works with any public custom post type registered on your site. ### Do I need to code anything? * No coding required when using the global settings for effortless setup. * Fine-tune search suggestions for multiple search inputs with basic knowledge of: - Writing a JSON string. - Using HTML data attributes. ### How can I apply different search suggestion settings to multiple search inputs? To apply custom settings for each search input, add the `data-hintr` attribute to the respective ` or ` fields. **Here’s what you can configure:** * `count` (int/string): The number of suggestions to display. * `search_in` (array): Define the post types and corresponding metadata to search against. - `key` (string): The post type from which suggestions will be pulled (e.g.,‘ post’, ‘page’). - `value` (array): An array of meta keys that will be compared to the search keyword. **Example json value for data-hintr attribute:** ``` { "count": "10", "search_in": { "post": ["meta_key_1", "meta_key_2", "meta_key_3"], "page": ["meta_key_1", "meta_key_2", "meta_key_3"] } } ``` ### Will this plugin slow down my site? Hintr is optimized for speed, but performance can be affected by the number of posts being searched. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Hintr – Lightning-Fast, Advanced Search Suggestions” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ martincipriano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martincipriano/) [Translate “Hintr – Lightning-Fast, Advanced Search Suggestions” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hintr) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hintr/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hintr/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hintr/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hintr/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Added: Admin settings page for selecting post types and metadata. * Added: REST API endpoint based on selected settings. * Added: JavaScript to store posts in the browser’s local storage. * Added: JavaScript to show search suggestions in a dropdown. #### 1.1.0 * Added: Count limit field in settings page. * Added: JavaScript to limit the number of suggestions displayed in the dropdown. #### 1.1.1 * Apply fixes for text domain mismatch required by WordPress #### 1.1.2 * Cache the database query results for getting metadata used by a post type in the settings page #### 1.1.3 * Added donation link and screenshots to the readme file. #### 1.1.4 * Added: Add a suggestion count to improve performance and prevent showing too many suggestions. * Added: Added a script to prevent access to the main plugin file. * Updated: assets/js/hintr.js to replace the use of hashed post. Instead check when the local storage was last updated before updating the local storage. * Updated: Updated slimselect.js to use the uinminified version. * Deleted: Remove load_plugin_textdomain() since it is not being used since WordPress 4.6. #### 1.2.0 * Added: Added a checkbox input in the settings to allow the users to disable the suggestions from the default WordPress search. * Added: Added a condition in the javascript before applying the suggestions to default WordPress search inputs. * Added: Save the suggestions to a json file in the uploads directory so a query to the database isn’t required every time a local storage is going to be created. * Removed: Remove the scripts for creating a custom endpoint. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **1 ایل ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/) * Tags * [search](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)[suggestion](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/suggestion/) * [Advanced View](https://azb.wordpress.org/plugins/hintr/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hintr/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hintr/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ martincipriano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martincipriano/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hintr/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.me/martincipriano)