Finds it anyway
Typo tolerance, synonyms and partial matches. "wireles earbud", "wireless ear buds" and "earbuds wireless" all return the same products.
Your WooCommerce search is losing you sales. Fix it in five minutes.
CartAmplify replaces WooCommerce's default search with instant, typo-tolerant results that understand your catalogue — plus product recommendations that lift the order value of everyone who buys. Works with your theme. No developer required.
Nothing is charged for 30 days — cancel before then and you pay nothing.
Default WooCommerce search
No products were found matching your selection.
CartAmplify
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01The problem WooCommerce search was
WooCommerce search was
built for blog posts
Out of the box, WooCommerce search runs a database LIKE query against your post titles and content. Which means:
- One typo and the results are empty. "headphnes" returns nothing.
- It ignores what makes a product a product. SKUs, attributes, variations, categories and custom fields are invisible to it.
- Word order matters when it shouldn't. "blue running shoes" and "running shoes blue" return different results.
- There's no ranking. Results come back by date, not by relevance or by what's actually in stock.
- It gets slower as you grow. The query that was fine at 200 products crawls at 5,000.
Every one of those is a shopper who told you exactly what they wanted to buy and left without it.
02Already tried a search plugin? Free plugins fix the first
Free plugins fix the first
problem. Then they stop.
Free WooCommerce search plugins fix the first problem — they index your products properly, and results stop coming back empty. That's a real improvement. If it's all you need, keep it. Where they stop:
- Relevance is rules, not learning. You set the weights by hand and they stay where you put them, whether or not they’re working.
- Nothing learns from your shoppers. What people search, click and buy doesn't change what ranks tomorrow.
- Search and recommendations stay separate. The plugin improves the search box. The rest of the store is unchanged.
- Scale becomes your problem. Indexing runs on your own hosting, and on shared hosting with a large catalogue you feel it.
CartAmplify runs the index off your server and ranks on behaviour, not just keywords — then uses the same data to recommend products across the store.
03What you get Everything a modern
Everything a modern
storefront needs.
Searches the whole product
SKUs, variations, attributes, categories, tags and custom fields — not just the title.
Results as they type
Instant dropdown with image, price and stock status. Most shoppers never reach the results page.
Ranks what sells
Ordering learns from what your shoppers click and buy, and respects stock so you stop promoting what you can't ship.
Recommends on every page
Bought-together, similar items, cross-sells and upsells — replacing WooCommerce's own related-products blocks.
Better category pages too
The same ranking applies to category browsing, not just search, with filters and sorting that reflect what sells.
04Setup Installed before your
Installed before your
coffee gets cold.
01
Install the plugin
CartAmplify is in the official WordPress plugin directory. Install it from your WordPress admin like any other plugin.
02
Connect your store
Paste one API key. Your catalogue syncs automatically.
03
Swap the search box
CartAmplify takes over your theme's existing search field. No template edits.
Most stores are live in under five minutes. If your theme does something unusual, we'll do the swap for you. It's included, not an upsell.
05Compare WooCommerce default vs. free
WooCommerce default vs. free
plugins vs. CartAmplify.
WooCommerce default
Free search plugin
CartAmplify
Typo tolerance
✕
Varies
✓
Searches SKUs, attributes, variations
✕
✓
✓
Instant results as you type
✕
Varies
✓
Relevance ranking
✕
Manual rules
Learns from behaviour
Stock-aware ordering
✕
✕
✓
Product recommendations
✕
✕
✓
Ranked category browsing
✕
✕
✓
Indexing load
Your server
Your server
Ours
Search analytics
✕
Varies
✓
Price
Free
Free
From $49/mo
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06Analytics Find out what your
Find out what your
shoppers can't find.
Every search gets logged, including the ones that return nothing. The zero-results report is usually the fastest money in the dashboard: it tells you what people expect you to stock, what they call it, and which products are one synonym away from selling.
07Pricing Simple plans, no
Simple plans, no
surprises.
Starter $49/month Up to 500 products
Most popular
Growth $149/month Up to 5,000 products Amplify $399/month Up to 50,000 products
Every plan includes search, recommendations, merchandising rules and analytics.
All three start with a 30-day free trial. We take card details to start it, charge nothing for 30 days, and email you three days before the trial ends. Cancel any time in one click.
08FAQ Common
Common
questions.
Will it slow down my site?
The opposite. Search runs on our infrastructure, not your database, so the query that was slowing your server down leaves it entirely. The plugin adds one lightweight script to your storefront.
Does it work with my theme?
Yes. CartAmplify takes over the search field your theme already has, so it inherits your existing styling. If your theme is unusual, we'll handle the integration during your trial.
Does it work with Gutenberg and Elementor?
Yes. CartAmplify integrates with Gutenberg, Elementor and WPBakery, and ships shortcodes for the search and recommendation widgets so you can place them anywhere your builder allows.
I run a multilingual store. Does that work?
Yes. WPML and Polylang catalogues are indexed per language, and shoppers get results in the language they’re browsing in.
Will it conflict with my product filters?
No. CartAmplify coexists with the common WooCommerce filter and facet plugins — it takes over search and category ranking, and leaves your filtering alone.
Do I need a developer?
No. Installing the plugin and pasting an API key is the whole job. If you'd rather someone else did it, we'll do it inside your trial.
What happens to my existing search plugin?
Deactivate it once CartAmplify is live. Nothing in your catalogue changes — CartAmplify reads your products, it doesn't modify them.
What about WooCommerce's own related products and upsells?
CartAmplify can replace those blocks with ranked recommendations, or leave them alone. Your choice, per block.
Do I need a card to start the trial?
Yes. We take card details when you start, but nothing is charged for 30 days. We'll email you three days before the trial ends, and you can cancel in one click any time before then — if you do, you're not charged at all.
What happens when the 30 days are up?
If you haven't cancelled, your plan starts at the tier you chose. No contract, no minimum term, cancel whenever.
How many products can I have?
Up to 50,000 on Amplify. More than that, get in touch and we'll work something out.
Is my data safe?
Your catalogue and your shoppers' behaviour are used to power your store and nothing else — your data never trains models shared with other merchants. GDPR and CCPA compliant.
Looking for recommendations instead? See WooCommerce recommendations.
Stop losing the shoppers
who already told you what they want.
30 days free. Live in five minutes. Nothing charged until day 30.
30-day free trial · Card required, nothing charged for 30 days