Title: SearchCue: AI Site Search &amp; Answers
Author: donoharm
Published: <strong>12. August 2026</strong>
Last modified: 28. August 2026

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# SearchCue: AI Site Search & Answers

 Von [donoharm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donoharm/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/searchcue.0.2.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/)

## Beschreibung

Give your visitors instant, typo-tolerant search, combined with AI answers that 
are based on only your content. SearchCue takes minutes to install, and since you
don’t have to hold the local index in your database, it keeps your backend clean.

[Live demo](https://searchcue.com/) | [Pricing](https://searchcue.com/#pricing) 
| [Docs](https://searchcue.com/docs/) | [Privacy policy](https://donoharm.world/privacy-policy/searchcue/)

**What you get**

Exceptional search:

 * Real-time, typo-tolerant results that appear as visitors type
 * Search across pages, PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and other
   supported documents
 * OCR and image understanding that can make image content discoverable when useful
   text is missing
 * Rich WooCommerce product and variation results with prices, sale and stock status,
   images, tags, and more

Complete answers and not just links:

 * Optional cited AI answers generated from your indexed site content, with links
   to the sources used
 * Semantic matching that can find relevant pages even when a query uses different
   wording

Full control:

 * Search lenses for managing what content is searchable in different parts of your
   website or based on the users language
 * Built-in search analytics showing popular terms, clicks, and searches that returned
   no results
 * A hosted design editor for adapting the search interface without changing the
   plugin or your theme
 * Optional automatic reindexing of public pages, posts, or products as you make
   changes

**Works beyond WordPress**

The same SearchCue account can also provide search for Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace,
and hand-built sites.

**Pricing**

The plugin is free and GPL-licensed. The hosted service starts with a 15-day free
trial, no credit card required. After that, plans start at €9 per month and include
an AI answer allowance. You can set a hard monthly AI budget; once it is reached,
SearchCue falls back to keyword results at no extra cost. Paying for AI answers 
beyond the allowance is always optional. See the [current SearchCue pricing and plan limits](https://searchcue.com/#pricing).

### External services

SearchCue is a hosted site search and optional cited AI answer service. The plugin
makes these external requests:

 * Setup and admin analytics: When an administrator submits the connection form,
   the plugin sends the email address, site URL, WordPress admin return URL, and
   a random setup state to `https://central.searchcue.com`. It later exchanges a
   one-time handoff token there and uses the assigned API key to retrieve site search
   analytics.
 * Automatic content updates: While Automatic updates is enabled, the plugin sends
   the site hostname, an IndexNow verification key, and changed public URLs to `
   https://central.searchcue.com` so SearchCue can refresh the index. It sends the
   parent product URL after product or variation changes. Administrators can disable
   this in SearchCue settings.
 * WooCommerce catalog indexing: SearchCue requests WooCommerce products and visible
   variations from an authenticated plugin endpoint. The plugin returns names, descriptions,
   public URLs, product and variation IDs, SKUs, prices and currency, sale and stock
   status, categories and tags, attributes, images, and timestamps. Only published,
   visible catalog data is returned. The plugin excludes drafts, hidden or password-
   protected products, orders, customers, and download files.
 * Visitor search: After the site is connected, public pages load executable code
   from `https://searchcue.com/search-embed.js`. That embed contacts `https://central.
   searchcue.com` and `https://edge.searchcue.com` to load settings, perform searches,
   and record visitor search terms, originating page paths, whether searches returned
   results, clicked result paths, and search performance and outcome metrics. If
   cited answers are enabled, visitor questions and relevant indexed excerpts are
   sent to SearchCue for cited answer generation.

Admin interface fonts are bundled with the plugin under the SIL Open Font License
1.1 and do not make external requests. The font license texts are included with 
the font files.

Like other web requests, these connections disclose network information such as 
the requester IP address and browser user agent. SearchCue uses the data to provide,
secure, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the service and to show search analytics
to the site administrator. Site administrators are responsible for providing any
visitor privacy notices and obtaining any consent required for their site.

Use of the service is governed by the [SearchCue Terms and Conditions](https://searchcue.com/terms/).
Data handling is described in the [SearchCue Privacy Policy](https://donoharm.world/privacy-policy/searchcue/).

### Hosted service disclosure

SearchCue is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product operated by DoNoHarm GmbH. This
plugin connects your site to SearchCue, which crawls or receives public content,
hosts the search index, and serves visitor searches and optional AI answers. A SearchCue
account is required. The plugin does not provide search locally without the hosted
service.

By connecting a site, an administrator agrees to the SearchCue terms and acknowledges
the privacy policy:

 * Service: [https://searchcue.com/](https://searchcue.com/)
 * Terms and Conditions: [https://searchcue.com/terms/](https://searchcue.com/terms/)
 * Privacy Policy: [https://donoharm.world/privacy-policy/searchcue/](https://donoharm.world/privacy-policy/searchcue/)

## Screenshots

[⌊One search window for keyword results and cited AI answers⌉⌊One search window 
for keyword results and cited AI answers⌉[

One search window for keyword results and cited AI answers

[⌊Easily change colours, layout, position and more in the design editor⌉⌊Easily 
change colours, layout, position and more in the design editor⌉[

Easily change colours, layout, position and more in the design editor

## Installation

 1. Install and activate SearchCue through the WordPress Plugins screen.
 2. Open SearchCue in WordPress admin and enter your email address.
 3. Follow the magic link to sign up or sign in and connect the site.
 4. SearchCue crawls the site and enables its floating search launcher. It can also
    use your existing search input or any link to `/search`.

## FAQ

### What are cited AI answers?

SearchCue can answer a visitor’s question using indexed content from your site and
link to the sources used. AI answers can be incomplete or inaccurate, so visitors
should use the cited sources to verify important information.

### What does it cost?

The plugin is free. The hosted service has a 15-day free trial with no credit card.
Paid plans currently start at €9 per month. Current prices and limits are listed
on the [SearchCue pricing page](https://searchcue.com/#pricing).

### Does it slow down my site or database?

The browser embed loads asynchronously, and SearchCue does not build or query a 
local search index. The plugin stores its settings in WordPress and, when Automatic
updates is enabled, notifies us when public content changes so we can ensure the
search always remains up to date.

### Does it answer unrelated general-knowledge questions?

SearchCue is designed to answer questions from the content of your site. If your
website does not support an answer, our system says as much rather than inventing
an answer.

### Does it search images?

SearchCue extract text content from images and also does its best to to derive an
understanding of what your images contain. This can make image content discoverable
even when captions or alt texts are missing.

### Do I need to change my theme or add code?

No. SearchCue includes a floating search launcher and can take over a standard search
input or any link to `/search`. As with other frontend plugins, the theme must call
the standard WordPress `wp_head()` function.

### Does it search PDFs and office documents?

Yes. Supported PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and spreadsheets 
can be indexed alongside your pages, so manuals, specifications, and price lists
can appear in results.

### Does it provide faceted filters or refinement menus?

Yes. When WooCommerce is active, SearchCue indexes published, catalog-visible products
and visible variations as rich product results. Their prices, sale and stock status,
categories, tags, and attributes can power faceted filters and refinement menus.
Ordinary page crawling remains available if the catalog cannot be retrieved.

### Can I limit search to one section or language?

Yes. Search lenses can include or exclude URL paths and select different content
for sections or language paths on your site.

### Can I disable automatic content updates?

Yes. Disable Automatic updates in the SearchCue settings page to stop the plugin
from sending changed public URLs. Our content indexer will still crawl your website
once per day.

### Does SearchCue work without an account?

No. The plugin is an interface to the hosted SearchCue service. An account and an
active trial or paid subscription are required for hosted search.

### Is this compatible with my WordPress version?

The clean-install matrix covers WordPress 6.0 through 7.1 and PHP 7.4 through 8.5.
It tests the PHP 7.4 floor on WordPress 6.0, every PHP 8 minor, and the available
PHP 8.2 and 8.5 boundaries on WordPress 7.1 with debugging enabled.

## Rezensionen

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### 󠀁[Ease and fast](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ease-and-fast-2/)󠁿

 [spespespe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spespespe/) 25. August 2026

I am very satisfied with SearchCue. Once set up it just does its thing. Search is
fast and from what I can tell visitors seem to find exactly what they are after.

 [ 1 Rezension lesen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/)

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„SearchCue: AI Site Search & Answers“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen
haben an diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ donoharm ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donoharm/)

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### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchcue/), 
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/searchcue/) an oder
abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchcue/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchcue/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 0.2.1

 * Keep WooCommerce product search availability synchronized with SearchCue.
 * Reset stale connections when the WordPress site URL changes or the SearchCue 
   connection is revoked.

#### 0.2

 * Add support for WooCommerce products.

#### 0.1.2

 * Fixes redirect to the SearchCue administrative interface after activation to 
   help users complete the required setup.

#### 0.1.1

 * Declare compatibility with WordPress 7.1.

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial WordPress.org release.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2.1**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 21 Stunden**
 *  Aktive Installationen **weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 6.0 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.1**
 *  PHP-Version ** 7.4 oder höher **
 *  Sprache
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [agent](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/agent/)[ai search](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai-search/)
   [chatbot](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/chatbot/)[search](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)
   [site search](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/site-search/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/searchcue/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

 5 von 5 Sternen.

 *  [  1 5-Sterne-Rezension     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-Sterne-Rezensionen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/?filter=1)

[Deine Rezension](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/#new-post)

[Alle Rezensionen anzeigen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchcue/reviews/)

## Mitwirkende

 *   [ donoharm ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/donoharm/)

## Support

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