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bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch
===========================

A search plugin for Kirby (v3+ that searches for full word combinations rather than just individual words.

2.1.3(1y ago)223.6k1[1 PRs](https://github.com/bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch/pulls)MITPHP

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Kirby Bettersearch plugin
=========================

[](#kirby-bettersearch-plugin)

A search plugin for Kirby 3 that searches for full word combinations rather than just individual words.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

- unzip [master.zip](https://github.com/bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch/archive/master.zip) as folder `site/plugins/kirby-bettersearch` or
- `git submodule add https://github.com/bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch.git site/plugins/kirby-bettersearch` or
- `composer require bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Instead of the default `$pages` [search method](https://getkirby.com/docs/reference/objects/pages/search), use `$pages->bettersearch($querystring, $options)` or `$site->bettersearch($querystring, $options)` instead.

Since we're looking for *full query matches*, following options have been removed:

- stopwords
- minlength
- words

customIndexer
-------------

[](#customindexer)

If you need to manipulate the `content` somehow, you can now pass a `customIndexer` function into the bettersearch function to alter the content.

Disclaimer
----------

[](#disclaimer)

This plugin is provided "as is" with no guarantee. Use it at your own risk and always test it yourself before using it in a production environment. If you find any issues, please [create a new issue](https://github.com/bvdputte/kirby-bettersearch/issues/new).

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

It is discouraged to use this plugin in any project that promotes racism, sexism, homophobia, animal abuse, violence or any other form of hate speech.

###  Health Score

45

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FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~334 days

Recently: every ~212 days

Total

7

Last Release

389d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02023-02-04

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/490505?v=4)[Bart Vandeputte](/maintainers/bvdputte)[@bvdputte](https://github.com/bvdputte)

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Top Contributors

[![bvdputte](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/490505?v=4)](https://github.com/bvdputte "bvdputte (12 commits)")

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Tags

searchkirby3kirby4kirby3-pluginkirby4-plugin

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