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WordPress Search Plugins Compared: Relevanssi, SearchWP, Algolia, and When You Need Semantic Search

Aug 15, 2026

Bad search describes at least four different failures with different fixes at wildly different prices. Here is how to tell which one you have, and when Relevanssi free is the right...

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What Does Bad WordPress Search Actually Cost You?

Aug 15, 2026

We should also start documenting what bad WordPress search actually costs. There's no good public data on it, and it's the kind of thing a marketing director can take to a CFO... T...

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Inside WordPress 7.0's AI Architecture: What the AI Client, Abilities API, and MCP Adapter Actually Do

Apr 30, 2026

WordPress 7.0 is still in its extended RC cycle — the AI features are ready, but Real-Time Collaboration is getting an architectural rework before the team signs off on GA. Late Ma...

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5 Things Every Agency Should Do Before WordPress 7.0 Ships

Apr 14, 2026

WordPress 7.0 is delayed. We covered the reasons in Article 2 — Real-Time Collaboration has performance issues, the AI features are stable and not the cause, and the core team chos...

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WordPress 7.0 Delayed: What It Means for Your Site, Your Agency, and Your AI Plans

Apr 6, 2026

WordPress 7.0 was supposed to ship this week. It didn't. Here's what happened, what it means for agencies, marketers, and site owners, and what you should be doing with the extra t...

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WordPress 7.0's AI Layer: An Engineering Assessment of What Actually Ships on April 9

Apr 1, 2026

WordPress 7.0 ships native AI infrastructure on April 9 — a provider-agnostic AI Client, Abilities API, MCP Adapter, and Connectors registry. Here's an engineering assessment of wh...

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How Website Search Affects Your Conversion Rate (The Data Marketing Directors Need)

Feb 16, 2026

Search users convert at provenly higher rates - but only with good search. See the data on how search quality impacts your conversion rate and what to do about it.

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Why WordPress Search Is Bad (And What You Can Do About It)

Feb 13, 2026

WordPress default search is hurting your site. Learn why WordPress site owners are switching to new approaches in 2026.

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When Students Cant Find Information: The Hidden Cost of Fragmented University Websites

Feb 9, 2026

Students shouldn't struggle to find class schedules. Universities face this daily. Here's how federated search solves fragmentation

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When Your WordPress Clients Complain About Search: What Agency Principals Do

Feb 1, 2026

The email lands on a Tuesday afternoon. Subject line: Search is broken. If you have been running a WordPress agency for more than a year, you have had this conversation multiple ti...

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