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When visitors search your site, they see results from both your posts\/pages and the content inside your PDFs. Search returns one result per PDF with an excerpt from the best-matching page.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Video<\/h4>\n\n<p>Watch the setup and usage guide: [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YKdGUjkK4bA]<\/p>\n\n<h4>Supported PDFs<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Works with:<\/strong> Standard, text-based PDFs (the kind you create or export from Word, Google Docs, etc.). File size default 50MB, configurable up to 500MB in <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mixed PDFs:<\/strong> If some pages have extractable text and others are image-only, indexing succeeds with a warning; search covers the text pages only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does not work with:<\/strong> Scanned or image-only PDFs with no extractable text\u2014they are marked <strong>Error<\/strong> with guidance to use a text-based PDF (run OCR elsewhere first). Password-protected PDFs cannot be indexed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Keep Private PDFs Out of Search<\/h4>\n\n<p>Need to hide or protect certain PDFs? Use <strong>Exclude<\/strong> so a PDF is never indexed and never appears in search\u2014even when you run \"Re-index All PDFs\" or bulk index. Excluded PDFs stay in your Media Library; they just won\u2019t be searchable. Use <strong>Include<\/strong> later to allow indexing again. You can exclude or include PDFs from the Media Library or from <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>How to Use<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Install and activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>PDF Search<\/strong> in the WordPress admin sidebar (Dashboard is the home screen).<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> on the Dashboard or <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Index Activity<\/strong> to index existing PDFs (new uploads are indexed automatically when <strong>Enable PDF Indexing<\/strong> is on).<\/li>\n<li>Use your site\u2019s search or add the shortcode <code>[webequipe_pdf_search_form]<\/code> on a page\u2014PDFs will appear in results when <strong>Enable Search Integration<\/strong> is enabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>Use <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong> to scan the library, filter by status, and run bulk actions. Use <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Index Activity<\/strong> to review indexing runs, export a CSV log, or start another full re-index.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Settings at a Glance<\/h4>\n\n<p>All options are under <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>General<\/strong> \u2013 Enable PDF indexing on upload, include PDFs in WordPress search, maximum file size (50MB default), search result excerpt length.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indexing options<\/strong> \u2013 Batch size (PDFs per re-index step), pages per batch (background page steps), page index threshold (when large PDFs switch to page-by-page indexing), max page content length (0 = unlimited; re-index after changing).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search display options<\/strong> \u2013 Show or hide PDF icon, file size, page count, last updated date, author, thumbnail preview, and summary\/snippet text in search results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced<\/strong> \u2013 Debug logging, memory limit, processing timeout, background processing, delete data on uninstall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Full details and shortcode options: <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Help<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>What You Can Do<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dashboard<\/strong> \u2013 Indexed PDF count, pages indexed, coverage, search health, recent activity, quick links, and <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full-text search<\/strong> \u2013 Search inside PDF content by page; one result per PDF with the best-matching excerpt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Control each PDF<\/strong> \u2013 Index, unindex, exclude, or retry from the Media Library, <strong>Manage PDFs<\/strong>, or the attachment screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> \u2013 Index, unindex, include, or exclude multiple PDFs at once (Media Library or Manage PDFs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Index Activity<\/strong> \u2013 Filterable log of every indexing run, stats, and CSV export.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search display<\/strong> \u2013 Configure icons, meta, previews, and excerpts in settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shortcode<\/strong> \u2013 Add a PDF-only search form with <code>[webequipe_pdf_search_form]<\/code> (see <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Help<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Background processing<\/strong> \u2013 Large PDFs above the page threshold are indexed page-by-page in the background to avoid timeouts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n<h4>PDFs not appearing in search<\/h4>\n\n<p>Ensure PDFs are indexed (Media Library \u2192 \"Search Indexed\" column), <strong>Enable Search Integration<\/strong> is on, and the PDF is not excluded. Check <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong> for <strong>Error<\/strong> status and use <strong>Index Activity<\/strong> to see why a run failed.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Indexing fails or times out<\/h4>\n\n<p>In <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong>: enable <strong>Background Processing<\/strong>, review <strong>Pages Per Batch<\/strong> and <strong>Page Index Threshold<\/strong> for large files, and lower <strong>Batch Size<\/strong> if <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> stops early. Under <strong>Advanced<\/strong>, adjust <strong>Processing Timeout<\/strong> and ensure PHP <code>memory_limit<\/code> and <code>max_execution_time<\/code> are sufficient (see <strong>Help<\/strong>). Very large PDFs are processed in multiple page batches automatically when over the threshold.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Legacy index after upgrade<\/h4>\n\n<p>If you see a notice about migrating to per-page indexing, run <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> from the Dashboard or Index Activity page.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Other issues<\/h4>\n\n<p>See the FAQ above and <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Help<\/strong> for full documentation.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Privacy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The plugin stores extracted PDF text and metadata in custom database tables (<code>webequipe_pdf_search_files<\/code>, <code>webequipe_pdf_search_pages<\/code>, and <code>webequipe_pdf_search_activity<\/code>, with a legacy <code>webequipe_pdf_search_index<\/code> table until you re-index). A compressed backup may also be stored in WordPress post meta for PDF attachments. If debug logging is enabled, recent log entries are stored in a WordPress option (not written directly to disk). The plugin does not collect or send visitor search data to external services. If your PDFs contain personal or sensitive information, that content is in the index\u2014mention this in your privacy policy if required.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Third-Party Libraries<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>smalot\/pdfparser (LGPL-3.0) \u2013 PDF text extraction<\/li>\n<li>symfony\/polyfill-mbstring (MIT) \u2013 multibyte string support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n\n<p>Developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/webequipe.com\">WebEquipe<\/a>. Uses <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/smalot\/pdfparser\">smalot\/pdfparser<\/a> for PDF text extraction.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Support: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/plugin\/webequipe-pdf-search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>From WordPress Admin<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Search for \"WebEquipe PDF Search\", install, and activate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Manual Install<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download the plugin zip.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New \u2192 Upload Plugin<\/strong>, upload the zip, then install and activate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>After Activation<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong> and review the options your site needs:\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enable PDF Indexing<\/strong> \u2013 on if new uploads should index automatically (recommended).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable Search Integration<\/strong> \u2013 on if PDFs should appear in your theme\u2019s normal site search.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum File Size<\/strong> \u2013 raise only if you index PDFs larger than the default 50MB.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indexing options<\/strong> \u2013 adjust batch size or page-batch settings if you have very large PDFs or timeouts (defaults work for most sites).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search display options<\/strong> \u2013 choose what visitors see in PDF search results (icon, size, pages, author, preview, excerpt).\nClick <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> when finished.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Dashboard<\/strong> and click <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> to index PDFs already in your Media Library.<\/li>\n<li>Wait for indexing to finish (large libraries run in batches; check <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Index Activity<\/strong> for progress and any errors).<\/li>\n<li>Test your site search or a page with <code>[webequipe_pdf_search_form]<\/code> to confirm PDFs appear.<\/li>\n<li>Optional: use <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong> to scan the library, exclude private files, or index individual PDFs; use <strong>Media \u2192 Library<\/strong> for the same actions on each file.<\/li>\n<li>If you upgraded from 1.1.x or earlier, step 2 is required once so the per-page index replaces legacy data (an admin notice appears until you re-index).<\/li>\n<li>See <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Help<\/strong> for full documentation and troubleshooting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"what%20kind%20of%20pdfs%20are%20supported%3F\"><h3>What kind of PDFs are supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Standard, text-based PDFs (e.g. exported from Word or Google Docs). Default max size 50MB (up to 500MB in <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong>). Scanned or image-only PDFs with no extractable text are marked <strong>Error<\/strong>\u2014use OCR first, then upload a text-based PDF. Password-protected PDFs cannot be indexed. Mixed PDFs (some text pages, some image-only) index with a warning; search uses the text pages only.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"why%20don%27t%20my%20pdfs%20appear%20in%20search%3F\"><h3>Why don't my PDFs appear in search?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ol>\n<li>Ensure they are <strong>indexed<\/strong>: in <strong>Media \u2192 Library<\/strong>, check the \"Search Indexed\" column (green check = indexed; Error or Not Indexed need action).<\/li>\n<li>If not indexed, use <strong>Index<\/strong> on the PDF, bulk <strong>Index PDFs<\/strong>, or <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> from <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Dashboard<\/strong> or <strong>Index Activity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure <strong>Enable Search Integration<\/strong> is on in <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings<\/strong> for normal site search. The shortcode works even when this is off.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm the PDF is not <strong>Excluded<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20hide%20or%20protect%20private%20pdfs%20from%20search%3F\"><h3>How do I hide or protect private PDFs from search?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Use <strong>Exclude<\/strong> on the PDF (Media Library or <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong>). Excluded PDFs are never indexed and never appear in search, even after <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong>. Use <strong>Include<\/strong>, then <strong>Index<\/strong>, to allow indexing again.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%27s%20the%20difference%20between%20unindex%2C%20exclude%2C%20and%20include%3F\"><h3>What's the difference between Unindex, Exclude, and Include?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li><strong>Unindex<\/strong> \u2013 Removes the PDF from search for now. You can index it again anytime (e.g. <strong>Index<\/strong> or <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclude<\/strong> \u2013 Keeps the PDF out of indexing until you clear it. <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> and bulk <strong>Index PDFs<\/strong> skip excluded PDFs. Use for private or sensitive files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include<\/strong> \u2013 Clears the exclude flag so the PDF can be indexed again. You still need to run <strong>Index<\/strong> or <strong>Index PDFs<\/strong> after including.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20index%20or%20re-index%20many%20pdfs%20at%20once%3F\"><h3>How do I index or re-index many PDFs at once?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p><strong>Media Library:<\/strong> Select the PDFs \u2192 Bulk Actions \u2192 \"Index PDFs\" (or \"Unindex\"\/\"Exclude\"\/\"Include\") \u2192 Apply.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Manage PDFs:<\/strong> Go to <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Manage PDFs<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Scan PDFs<\/strong> \u2192 select PDFs \u2192 choose bulk action \u2192 <strong>Apply<\/strong>. You can also filter by status (Indexed, Not Indexed, Excluded, Errors).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20scanned%20pdfs%3F\"><h3>Does it work with scanned PDFs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Only after OCR or conversion to a text-based PDF. Pure image-only\/scanned files have no extractable text and are marked <strong>Error<\/strong> with guidance in the admin UI.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%27s%20the%20maximum%20pdf%20size%3F\"><h3>What's the maximum PDF size?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Default is 50MB. You can raise it (up to 500MB) in <strong>PDF Search \u2192 Settings \u2192 Maximum File Size<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20it%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will it slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Indexing runs in the background (including page-by-page steps for large PDFs) and search reads the index. Visitors are not waiting for PDF parsing during search.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"i%20upgraded%20from%201.1.x%20or%20earlier.%20do%20i%20need%20to%20re-index%3F\"><h3>I upgraded from 1.1.x or earlier. Do I need to re-index?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Run <strong>Re-index All PDFs<\/strong> once after upgrading to 1.2.x so each PDF is stored in the per-page tables and search uses the new index. Until then, a notice may appear on PDF Search admin screens if legacy index data remains.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"password-protected%20pdfs%3F\"><h3>Password-protected PDFs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>They cannot be indexed because the plugin cannot read their content without the password.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"multisite%3F\"><h3>Multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Each site has its own index.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Readme and user-facing docs aligned with 1.2.x admin UI (PDF Search menu, Dashboard, Index Activity, per-page indexing, and current settings).<\/li>\n<li>Tested up to WordPress 7.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Per-page indexing: file metadata and page content stored in separate tables; large PDFs indexed in background page batches.<\/li>\n<li>Settings: Max Page Content Length (0 = unlimited per page), Pages Per Batch, Page Index Threshold.<\/li>\n<li>Search: FULLTEXT\/LIKE on page content; one result per PDF with excerpt from the best-matching page.<\/li>\n<li>Legacy index kept until re-index; run Re-index All PDFs to migrate existing PDFs.<\/li>\n<li>Index Activity admin page with stats, filterable activity log (one row per indexing run), CSV export, and Re-Index All PDFs.<\/li>\n<li>Redesigned Dashboard with status banner, metrics, recent activity, shortcodes, and system health sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Dismissible Pro launch banner on PDF Search admin pages (early access CTA; not shown after dismiss).<\/li>\n<li>Image-only PDFs marked Error; mixed PDFs indexed with admin warning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Admin safety fix: when new Dashboard\/Manage view files are missing in partial installs, plugin now falls back to Settings page instead of showing PHP include warnings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Admin UI: moved to top-level <strong>PDF Search<\/strong> menu with dedicated Dashboard, Settings, Manage PDFs, and Help pages.<\/li>\n<li>Branding\/UX: consistent page headings and improved Settings page card layout.<\/li>\n<li>Logging: debug entries are stored via WordPress option\/hooks only (no direct filesystem writes), improving compatibility on FTP\/SSH filesystem hosts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Indexing and debug log: avoid WordPress filesystem\/FTP on direct file reads (fewer crashes on bulk re-index with <strong>Debug Logging<\/strong> on).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processing Timeout<\/strong> now applies per PDF during indexing (typical 30s PHP limit workaround).<\/li>\n<li>Help: short note on <strong>Processing Timeout<\/strong> and host limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Block theme and theme compatibility: PDF meta shows in block themes (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Four\/Five) and themes without excerpt block; no duplicate preview or double meta (Astra\/Elementor).<\/li>\n<li>Theme-agnostic CSS: only <code>webequipe-pdf-*<\/code> classes; improved preview\/meta sizing and alignment.<\/li>\n<li>\"Show Author\" setting to show uploader name in result meta; Avada compatibility for PDF excerpts.<\/li>\n<li>Help page and PHPCS\/compliance updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release<\/li>\n<li>Automatic PDF indexing on upload (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Full-text search in WordPress search and via shortcode<\/li>\n<li>Settings page: indexing, display options, shortcode, PDF list<\/li>\n<li>Media Library: index status and per-PDF actions (Index, Unindex, Exclude)<\/li>\n<li>Bulk actions: Index, Unindex, Include, Exclude<\/li>\n<li>Exclusion system to keep private or sensitive PDFs out of search<\/li>\n<li>Background processing for large PDFs<\/li>\n<li>Template tags and Help documentation<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Multisite support<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Search inside your PDF documents. 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