A search solution for a WordPress site on the WPVIP Platform should be selected based on several criteria including the volume of search requests made to the site, the level of customization needed, the required speed for performance, and more. Sites with lower traffic and less complex requirements might perform well with the Core WordPress search functionality already built into their site. For sites that require greater customization and performance, Jetpack Search and Enterprise Search are Elasticsearch options that can be enabled.
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Compare the options and features between the two Elasticsearch powered options available to applications hosted on WordPress VIP: Jetpack Search, and WordPress VIP’s Enterprise Search.
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The standard search functionality of a WordPress installation makes use of MySQL. MySQL supports various full-text search options. The WordPress Search box will result in a request that uses the s query argument: /?s=onion for example. This translates in code to a WPDB object where is_search() is true, and the actual DB query uses very […]
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Jetpack Search is a paid upgrade to the Jetpack plugin that improves the search experience for WordPress sites. Jetpack Search uses Elasticsearch for indexing and searching, typically without any need for a site owner to add custom code. When enabled on a VIP site, Jetpack Instant Search syncs content changes to a private cache site […]
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Elasticsearch (ES) is an open-source search and analytics engine that powers Jetpack Search and WordPress VIP’s Enterprise Search. When Elasticsearch is powering a site’s search, it continually indexes the site’s content. During publishing actions, action hooks capture the change events and identify the changed data to be indexed. Elasticsearch has its own environment and data store, […]
Last updated: October 07, 2025