October 26, 2023

Voice Search Plugin

Allows visitors to search the site using their voice.

Allows visitors to search the site using their voice. Currently only supported by Chrome on both desktop and mobile. See this technical reference for more details.

See this blog post for further information about the plugin.

Installation

Manual Installation

Upload the entire /voice-search directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate Voice Search through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Visit your website and start searching using your voice.

Screenshots

The microphone button added to the search form by the plugin.

FAQ

Why is there no microphone button beneath the search form?

There could be many reasons for this:

You’re not Google Chrome (check out the browser support here)
Your theme doesn’t use the get_search_form() function properly. The plugin relies on the default search form markup
Your theme does some CSS things that prevents the microphone button from being displayed.

Does this plugin still allow users to type or does it entirely replace typing with voice search?

No, users are still able to type in the search box whatever they want. Voice search is just a nice addition.

How does it integrate with other search-enhancing plugins such as Relevanssi?

In my tests there weren’t any problems with other plugins like Relevanssi.

Changelog

1.4.0

The search form now auto-submits after finishing speaking.

1.3.1

Removed some unwanted console messages.

1.3.0

Updated for WordPress 5.7 compatibility

1.2.1

Less patience for quicker feedback after speech input
Pressing enter now submits the form instead of triggering the microphone button

1.2.0

Improve compatibility with themes that initially hide the search forms
Update browser support info in the readme

1.1.0

Complete rewrite of the plugin
Improved theme compatibility

1.0.1

Improvement: Better theme compatibility

1.0.0

Initial release