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Full Configuration Guide for Init Live Search: Optimizing Advanced WordPress Search

09/06/2025 0 21 4 min read

Init Live Search is a real-time search plugin for WordPress, designed to run smoothly, accurately, and flexibly right after activation. Its modern interface, high extensibility, and built-in slash command support make it suitable for both...

The Journey of Building Init Live Search – Elevating the WordPress Search Experience

07/06/2025 0 13 4 min read

Discover the detailed journey behind Init Live Search, a real-time WordPress search plugin powered by REST API and Vanilla JavaScript, delivering a seamless and flexible search experience.

Securing the WordPress REST API: Understand It, Simplify It, Avoid Half-Baked Solutions

06/06/2025 0 16 4 min read

The REST API is one of the most powerful features in modern WordPress. It allows seamless communication between frontend and backend through structured endpoints. But this power comes with risk — if you don’t understand...

Create a Slash Command /ai for Init Live Search (using OpenAI API)

06/06/2025 0 17 3 min read

The /ai slash command allows Init Live Search to integrate AI-powered responses via ChatGPT (OpenAI). This feature is not built into the plugin by default due to potential API costs. However, you can easily implement...

Customizing the Init View Count Shortcode to Create a Tabbed Post Ranking Board

06/06/2025 0 25 7 min read

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This article guides you through building a post ranking board based on view count, with a tabbed interface to switch between time ranges like Today, This Week, This Month, and All Time. The interface uses...

Build a Headless View Tracking System with Init View Count

06/06/2025 0 15 2 min read

This guide shows you how to use the Init View Count plugin in a headless WordPress setup to track and display post views using JavaScript and REST API. Ideal for projects using React, Next.js, Vue,...

Create a Custom Slash Command for Init Live Search with Just 3 Snippets

04/06/2025 1 29 3 min read

Demo

Want to extend Init Live Search with your own search commands like /random_post, /featured_post, or anything else you can imagine? Since version 1.6.7, you can do exactly that — directly from your theme, with just...

Listening to ils:* Events in Init Live Search for Tracking, UI Effects, and Custom Features

30/05/2025 0 14 3 min read

Init Live Search supports a system of JavaScript events that lets you track search behavior, manipulate UI, and extend user experience without modifying the core plugin code. This article shows how to leverage these events...

Customizing Result Layouts by Content Type in Init Live Search

29/05/2025 0 15 2 min read

Init Live Search not only delivers fast search results but also allows you to customize how each result appears based on its content type — such as blog posts, WooCommerce products, reviews, and more.

Display WooCommerce Products Automatically When Init Live Search Modal Opens

29/05/2025 0 13 2 min read

Instead of starting with an empty search field, you can pre-display WooCommerce products — such as on-sale items, in-stock products, or items from a specific category — the moment the Init Live Search modal opens....

How to Create a Start Screen for Init Live Search

28/05/2025 1 21 5 min read

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A start screen helps users discover engaging content right when they open the Init Live Search modal. This guide shows you how to use built-in REST APIs like /categories, /tags, and /recent to display categories,...

Search in SEO Metadata: Don’t Miss What Matters Most

27/05/2025 0 8 3 min read

If your default post title is something generic like “How to...”, but the SEO title is “5 Proven Strategies to Boost Conversions with A/B Testing” — which one should show up when users search?

Init Smart Tag-Aware Search: Discover the Right Content via Tags — Not Just Titles

26/05/2025 0 10 3 min read

Most search plugins ignore post_tag — even though tags often represent the true topic of a post. Starting from version 1.5.2, Init Live Search introduces Init Smart Tag-Aware Search, enabling smarter matching by looking beyond...

All the Ways to Trigger Init Live Search Modal via JavaScript

25/05/2025 0 13 3 min read

Init Live Search offers a modern search interface with multiple ways to trigger the modal—perfect for any theme, layout, or interaction flow. Here's a complete guide to every method currently supported by the plugin.

How to Use JavaScript Events (ils:*) in Init Live Search

24/05/2025 0 13 2 min read

The Init Live Search plugin supports a variety of custom JavaScript events specifically designed for developers. These events allow you to extend functionality, sync UI components, or add custom tracking when users interact with the...

Integrating Init Live Search with Headless WordPress or Static Sites

24/05/2025 0 18 2 min read

More and more websites are moving toward headless architectures (Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, etc.) or static site generators (Hugo, Eleventy) to maximize performance and SEO. One common challenge is building a fast, flexible search system—especially when...

How to Use Slash Commands in Init Live Search

24/05/2025 0 18 3 min read

Slash commands are a powerful feature in the Init Live Search plugin, allowing users to input special commands by starting with a /. Instead of typing regular keywords, you can use commands like /recent, /tag...

List of REST API Endpoints in Init Live Search

22/05/2025 0 18 3 min read

The Init Live Search plugin provides a powerful and flexible REST API system designed to support both frontend search UI and headless applications. All endpoints use the namespace /wp-json/initlise/v1/ and are optimized with wp_cache_set() to...

Extending Init View Count with Filters & Hooks – A Developer’s Guide

21/05/2025 0 14 5 min read

The Init View Count plugin is built with extensibility in mind. As a developer, you can easily customize its behavior through available filters and actions. This guide lists all supported hooks and how to use...

Guide to Using the /top REST API Endpoint in Init View Count

20/05/2025 0 33 3 min read

The Init View Count plugin provides the /wp-json/initvico/v1/top REST API endpoint to fetch the most viewed posts. This is a powerful tool for frontends, SPAs, mobile apps, or headless WordPress setups. This article provides a...