Elasticsearch for WordPress is now available

Elasticsearch is now available as an add-on for WordPress sites on Pantheon for all Performance sites and above. This new capability is powered by ElasticPress, the leading Elasticsearch solution for WordPress.

What's included?

ElasticPress improves the overall search experience and performance of your WordPress sites, as well as allowing for better WP_Query performance and reduced load on your application server. Capabilities include:

• Full-text search — Fuzzy matching, synonyms, and weighted fields for more relevant search results.
• Instant Search — Real-time search-as-you-type results without full page reloads.
• WP_Query integration — ElasticPress allows you to offload WP_Query requests to Elasticsearch, reducing database load and improving page load times.
• Faceted filtering — Narrow results by category, tag, custom taxonomy, and other attributes.
• WooCommerce support — Product search and filtering for WooCommerce storefronts.
• Related content — Surface related posts and pages automatically.
• Custom content indexing — Index posts, pages, custom post types, and custom fields.

Who has access?

Elasticsearch is available to WordPress sites on Performance Small plans and above.

How to enable it

Review the Setup and Configuration documentation for detailed instructions on setting up Elasticsearch and ElasticPress.

More information

For additional guidance and a walkthrough of these features, see the Elasticsearch on Pantheon documentation.