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How to include pages in search results page?

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josephchan

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November 9, 2025 at 09:05

hi,
first, i want to know how to include pages in search results page?currently i can only find posts and products which i can show in my results page,i do not find any widget i can use in my search result builder to show relevant pages,so how to deal with it?
second,i want to change the search matching algorithm so that i can get results more relevant,for example,when i search “high blood pressure”, i want to get results which include the accurate three keywords,not the results include “acupressure” or “blood circulation” etc.where i can configure it?

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Jack Richardson

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November 9, 2025 at 16:13

Hello @josephchan,

At this time, we have not received any requests https://www.8theme.com/roadmap/ regarding the display of searchable pages. However, if you would like to implement such a feature, it would require custom development work.

Please note that requests involving modifications to the search functionality are not covered under Envato’s support policy.

To ensure the work is completed efficiently and to a high standard, we recommend submitting your request to our trusted partner, WP Kraken. (see private content)

You will receive:
– A prompt quote and timeline
– Turnkey implementation by a vetted team
– A warranty for the delivered work

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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josephchan

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November 10, 2025 at 02:17

hi,
thanks for your reply,when i use third party search plugins,i still can not get search result page with relevance pages shown,do i have to custom development or can i use third party plugins?
and about the search matching algorithm,can i replace it with some third party plugins like Relevanssi?
can i use Relevanssi for my need?or can you recommend some plugins to me?

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Jack Richardson

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November 10, 2025 at 09:00

Hello @josephchan,

Some of our customers use Relevanssi and other functionality as a separate plugin on their websites. You can review their discussions at the following links:
https://www.8theme.com/topic/question-about-the-search-engine-on-the-website/#post-380433
https://www.8theme.com/topic/how-to-search-using-product-tags-within-the-live-search/#post-314298

If you would like to request new features related to Pages widget in search results, we kindly suggest submitting your ideas through our taskboard form at https://www.8theme.com/roadmap/. This allows us to evaluate the popularity of your request based on user votes.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme Team

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josephchan

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November 10, 2025 at 10:23

hi,
i have installed Relevanssi ,but i find it does not work with our theme,when searching i always get the default results genertated by default wordpress engine,after exploring for some while i found a snippet which is as below:
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add_action(‘pre_get_posts’, function($query) {
if ($query->is_search() && !is_admin()) {
$query->set(‘relevanssi’, true);
}
});
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when i excute the above codes,i can use Relevanssi as my engine,but i want to know if there are some configurations i can do directly without using Code Snippets plugin?

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

November 10, 2025 at 10:49
Hello @josephchan,

You can add this code snippet directly to the “child-theme/functions.php” file without using an additional plugin such as the Code Snippets plugin. This is one of the advantages of using a child theme.

You may also refer to the snippet provided in the following topic:
https://www.8theme.com/topic/how-to-search-using-product-tags-within-the-live-search/#post-314298

add_filter( 'etheme_ajax_search_products_query', function( $args ) { $args['relevanssi'] = true; return $args; } );

This will enable the Relevanssi-type search functionality within our built-in search feature.

At this time we don’t have some custom settings for Relevanssi search so, could you please clarify which specific features or options you would like our theme to include? We will review your request with our development team and consider the possibility of implementing it in future updates.

We truly value our customers’ feedback, as it helps us improve our products.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme Team
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josephchan

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November 11, 2025 at 02:01

i want some widgets which can get pages shown in search results so that some pillar pages can be shown to users.

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josephchan

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November 11, 2025 at 02:14

i have modified the functions.php in the path “healingwithtcm.com/public_html/wp-content/themes/xstore-child/” according to your instructions,but it does not work,when i search,i can not get any results as what i get before activating Relevanssi.

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Jack Richardson

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November 11, 2025 at 07:20

Hello @josephchan

Could you please provide temporary FTP access? We will check what can be done to help you.

For FTP access, we require the following details: FTP host, FTP username, FTP password, FTP port, and FTP encryption type. If you need assistance in creating these credentials, please reach out to your hosting provider who will guide you through the process.

Also, please, attach what searching words you tested so we could check later to see if the search results are displaying the items.

Kind regards, Jack Richardson
The 8theme’s team

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josephchan

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November 11, 2025 at 08:07

hi,
the searching words i tested are “high blood pressure”,”acupressure”.

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Jack Richardson

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November 11, 2025 at 10:23

Hello @josephchan,

We have built and implemented the requested widget on your website. You can now view the pages in the search results here: https://prnt.sc/_L2Csv0t-2Es.
To edit the page styles, please open the Search Results Builder: https://prnt.sc/qGiLHsP2hXYB.

Additionally, we have added the following code snippet to your child-theme/functions.php file:
add_filter('etheme_elementor_search_results_pages_widget', '__return_true');

This enables the requested widget on your website without creating an unused widget for all customers, which helps to avoid slowing down the Elementor editor.

Please note that we noticed the Relevanssi plugin prevents search results from displaying correctly, so we have temporarily disabled it.

Kindly check the changes and let us know if everything works as expected.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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josephchan

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November 12, 2025 at 03:00

hi,
Thank you so much for the quick turnaround on developing and implementing my request — I’m really impressed by your service! I checked the search results page, and it’s generally what I had in mind, but there are two small things I’d like to discuss:

For the results layout, what I meant was something similar to Google’s search results — for example, showing about 10 items per page, where each item includes a website title, a page title, and a short page summary (with the summary length configurable), just like in the screenshot.

I also wanted to ask if Relevanssi is compatible with our theme and whether it can be used as the main search engine. Since WordPress’s default search isn’t very accurate, I was thinking of using Relevanssi instead — I believe many users prefer it for better search relevance.

Thanks again for your great support and quick response!

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Jack Richardson

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November 12, 2025 at 07:24

Hello @josephchan,

Could you please check it now? We have improved some settings in the widget (https://prnt.sc/n8bAAARj9VqW) and have already activated several options in your search results template.

Regarding the optimization of the default search functionality, could you please provide us with a page or template where this search feature is used on your website? Would it be acceptable if the results of the default search directed your customers to the same search results page as the one they are redirected to from the header search?

We would like to better understand your main objective so that we can suggest the most suitable solution.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
8Theme Team

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josephchan

Participant

November 12, 2025 at 09:12

hi，
thanks for your reply,about the setting of searched page results,could you add one option which is the number of pages shown in one page of results?for example i can set it to 3 or 5 so that i can get the 3 or 5 pages related with the search keywords shown in one page?

Regarding the matching algorithm,i prefer the way Relevanssi uses,
For example,when i search “high blood pressure”,i want the results which have the exact keyword “high” and “blood” and “pressure” instead of having “%high%” or “%blood%” or “%pressure%”;
of course it is case insensitive;

And for the search result ranking, I’d like the title to have the highest weight, followed by category, then tag, and finally content.

Plugins like Relevanssi allow you to assign configurable weight values to these elements, which helps fine-tune the search results to better match my needs. As you know, the presence of a keyword in the content doesn’t necessarily mean it’s relevant to the user’s search intent, while the title, category, and tags are usually much more closely related.

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

November 12, 2025 at 10:33

Hello @josephchan,

The number of items displayed in the search results depends on the value set under Dashboard → Settings → Reading (https://prnt.sc/mfa3HtGL927B). As you can see, we have currently set it to display 5 items for your review.

At present, the search results are functioning as requested:
– When searching for the word “Music”, several pages containing this word are displayed: https://prnt.sc/e6qvGSkCgxRZ
– When searching for the phrase “Daoist Five-Element Music”, only one page containing the entire phrase is shown: https://prnt.sc/BNdxUOP1J20_

Unfortunately, our theme does not include functionality for prioritizing search results by title or other criteria, and we have not previously received similar requests.

If you would like to request additional customization for the search query, please submit your request through our contact form: https://www.8theme.com/contact-us/

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme Team

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josephchan

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November 13, 2025 at 02:26

hi,
Can i use Relevanssi as my search engine with search result builder for now since you noticed earlier :
” Please note that we noticed the Relevanssi plugin prevents search results from displaying correctly, so we have temporarily disabled it.”

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Jack Richardson

Support staff

November 13, 2025 at 08:52

Hello @josephchan,

At the moment, it appears that there are some conflicts when displaying results from our theme’s widget while using the Relevanssi plugin. We have also noticed that there are other compatibility issues between the Elementor search results page and the mentioned plugin. The official Relevanssi plugin team has already provided some possible solutions, which you can review here:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conflicts-with-elementor-14/
https://www.relevanssi.com/knowledge-base/elementor/

For now, we recommend temporarily using the default search functionality of our theme. Additionally, we suggest submitting a request on our future task board (https://www.8theme.com/roadmap/) regarding compatibility with the Relevanssi plugin, so that other customers can also vote for this feature.

Please note that we have already explored the possibility of implementing such compatibility. However, it is not a simple task and would require several hours of development time to test and achieve full integration with the plugin. We have added this task to our to-do list and will notify you once we have updates regarding the compatibility.

Best regards,
Jack Richardson
The 8Theme Team

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