[New] WPFilters integration for Results Templates so filter elements narrow SearchWP results while keeping relevance ranking.
[New] Two new widget areas, SearchWP Results Left Sidebar and SearchWP Results Right Sidebar, for placing filters alongside search results.
[Update] Improved compatibility with WordPress 6.7 to silence translation loading notices.
[Update] Detect outdated WPFilters and prompt to update from the Notifications panel and the Results Template editor.
[Update] Improved security of internal data handling.
[Fix] WPFilters did not narrow results when the search term was empty on a Results Template.
[Fix] Load More on a Results Template did not preserve active WPFilters constraints across paginated requests.
[Fix] WPFilters search element could override the search keyword on Results Template pages, and reset actions did not clear it.
[Fix] WordPress could surface the wrong \"update available\" version on sites running SearchWP and WPFilters together.
- [Fix] Corrected typo in source-specific highlighting hook name `searchwp\\source\\{$source_name}\\do_highlighting`.
- [Fix] Strict AND logic conflict with stemming.
[New] Added voice search to Search Forms.
[New] Added support for shortcodes in the Promoted Ads content.
[Fix] Unexpected results when the Split Pattern Keywords option is enabled in same cases.
[Fix] Advanced search form filters (category, tag, author, post type) not applied when loading more results via AJAX.
[Fix] Search Forms post-type filter not displayed if the engine sources are not listed in the forms settings.
[Update] Updated embed wizard tooltips for better visibility.
[Fix] Strict AND logic not respected in some cases when synonyms are involved.
[Fix] Deprecation notices on PHP 8.3+.
full change log for this version on link
https://searchwp.com/documentation/changelog/
[Update] Updated compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
[Change] If a result has no permalink, the Read More link is not displayed, and the result tile will have no link.
[Fix] PHP type error in some edge cases.
[Fix] Engine Rule\'s value overflowing the parent container.
[Fix] Relevance miscalculated when filtering by taxonomy term in some cases.
[Fix] Pro extensions cannot be activated with the All Access Bundle license.
[Update] Updated admin notifications to reflect new license types.
[Update] Updated Translation files.
[New] Added support for All Access Bundle license.
[Fix] Strict AND logic not respected in some cases.
[New] Added Template option to open search result links on a new tab/window.
[New] Added Template option to link media files directly instead of the attachment page.
[Improvement] Forms setting \'Type of search\' is empty by default to allow searches on all engine sources.
[Improvement] Forms setting \'Type of search\' updates automatically when the Engine setting is changed.
[Improvement] The highlighter now prioritizes exact phrases if they are present.
[Improvement] Generate fallback excerpt for attachments.
[Change] The Diagnostics \'List Unindexed Entries\' feature now also displays entries excluded using the Exclude UI extension.
[Fix] Highlighting not working with the taxonomy source.
[Fix] Highlighting not working on PDF content if some special characters are part of the text.
[Fix] Synonyms not working with words with accented letters.
[Fix] Closest match output notice placement on FSE themes.
[Fix] Corrected action hook for debug logging.
[Fix] Target page field in Search Forms settings not saving the correct page in some cases.
[Fix] SearchWP embed Wizard appears in admin pages if the block editor is disabled.