Algolia Index

Manages algolia index (with ms-support and mixed indexes). This is intended to be used by delvelopers. This plugin provide the following set of features:

• Replaces algolia search on the front-end with algolia.
• Index all public searchable posts on post update or creation.
• WpCLI jobs to bulk index all posts on the site.
• Support mixed indices (multiple wordpress sites in the same index).
• Large record splitting (content field).
• Implements "needs update" check before querying algolia, to save costly updates. The functionality is not implemented on split records.

Installation

1. Install with: "composer require helsingborg-stad/algolia-index"
2. Run composer install inside the plugin.
3. Add required definitions of constants.
4. Run wp-cli job "wp algolia-index build"

Constants

• define('ALGOLIAINDEX_APPLICATION_ID', 'ALGOLIAAPPID'); - REQUIRED
• define('ALGOLIAINDEX_API_KEY', 'ALGOLIAAPIKEY'); - REQUIRED
• define('ALGOLIAINDEX_INDEX_NAME', 'INDEX'); - OPTIONAL
• define('ALGOLIAINDEX_PUBLIC_API_KEY', 'INDEX'); - OPTIONAL, Required by js searchpage addon

Filters

• AlgoliaIndex/ShouldIndex: Add more rules to the should index function (removal not possible).
• AlgoliaIndex/Record: What data to send to algolia.
• AlgoliaIndex/Compare: What fields to compare to determine if a post has been updated.
• AlgoliaIndex/SearchableAttributes: What attriubutes in record to be searchable.
• AlgoliaIndex/GeneratedIndexName: Filter for the autogenerated index name.
• AlgoliaIndex/RecordToLarge: Turn off record to large repoting by returning false. To disable record splitting. Only compatbile with business plans, not reccommended!.
• AlgoliaIndex/IndexablePostTypes: What posttypes to index.
• AlgoliaIndex/HitsPerPage: Number of hits per page.
• AlgoliaIndex/AttributesToSnippet: What attributes to snippet.
• AlgoliaIndex/SnippetEllipsisText: Suffix for snippet.
• AlgoliaIndex/BackendSearchActive: Send false to disable backend search.
• AlgoliaIndex/IndexablePostStatuses: What post statuses to allow for index.

Actions

• AlgoliaIndex/IndexPostId: Trigger reindex on a post id.
• AlgoliaIndex/SendSettings: Send settings.

WP CLI

• wp algolia-index build: Index all pages/posts on site.

WP CLI Arguments

• To clear index* before build, add flag --clearindex=true.
• To send required search configuration before build, add flag --settings=true.

Example

wp site list --field=url --public=1 --archived=0 --deleted=0 --allow-root | xargs -n1 -I % wp algolia-index build --settings=true --url=% --allow-root

• This action is not fully compatible with multiple sites in one shared index! Sites that share the same index will be cleared but not reindexed.