Description

The Term Synonyms addon adds a synonym management screen to SearchWP, where you register groups of equivalent terms (for example, “car” as a synonym for “automobile” and “vehicle”) that are applied at search time to expand results without having to reindex your content. Built for anyone maintaining catalogs with varied vocabulary (stores with regional slang, technical glossaries, blogs with niche jargon), the component cuts down on empty searches when a visitor uses a term different from what’s published.

Key Features of Term Synonyms

  • Dedicated synonyms screen
    A section of its own in the SearchWP admin for registering and editing sets of equivalent terms.
  • Applied at search time
    Expands queries the moment they run, with no need to reprocess your site’s index.
  • Support for words and phrases
    Accepts both single-word synonyms and multi-word expressions.
  • Group-based entry
    Organizes several equivalent terms within the same set, keeping your vocabulary grouped by context.
  • Compatible with SearchWP engines
    Works on top of the search engines already configured in the base plugin, with no extra code in your theme.

Benefits of Term Synonyms

  • Fewer searches with no results
    Returns relevant content even when a visitor types a term that never appears literally in your posts.
  • Captures alternative vocabulary
    Serves anyone searching by slang, nicknames, technical names, or regional variations of the same product.
  • Instant adjustments with no reindexing
    Every new synonym you register takes effect on the next query, with no index reprocessing.
  • Centralized dictionary curation
    Keeps every equivalence used by your site’s internal search in a single place.

Who Is Term Synonyms For?

  • Anyone selling products the public calls by different names (commercial nicknames, regional slang, technical versus everyday names).
  • Anyone maintaining a course catalog, glossary, or knowledge base who needs to cover terminology differences between authors and readers.
  • Anyone tracking internal search reports and spotting a high rate of no-result queries even though relevant content is published.

How to Download Term Synonyms

Term Synonyms is available for download here at Ultrapack. Once you’ve downloaded the .zip file, install it under Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, select the file, and activate. After activation, a new synonyms area appears inside the SearchWP menu, ready for you to start registering term groups.

If you run a site with active internal search and notice lost visits on queries that use alternative vocabulary, Term Synonyms turns that friction into conversion by teaching SearchWP that two or more words mean the same thing. The tuning is incremental: every equivalence you record starts counting on the next queries, refining search as the real behavior of your visitors gets mapped out.

Frequently asked questions

Is SearchWP Term Synonyms GPL-licensed?

Yes. SearchWP Term Synonyms is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use SearchWP Term Synonyms on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install SearchWP Term Synonyms on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does SearchWP Term Synonyms cost at Ultrapack?

SearchWP Term Synonyms costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does SearchWP Term Synonyms include updates?

Yes. The current version of SearchWP Term Synonyms is 2.4.14, published at Ultrapack on Sep 12, 2018. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is SearchWP Term Synonyms scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of SearchWP Term Synonyms goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.