Klevu alternative for mid-market catalogs
What mid-market merchants should demand from a Klevu alternative — published metering, self-serve install, open-web CMS coverage, and a two-week bake-off.
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Notes on search that actually works.
Playbooks, case studies, and product deep-dives from the team building Seekmodo — connectors, relevance, pricing honesty, and MCP.
Algolia ecommerce pricing vs search-volume billing
DIY search API TCO versus Seekmodo’s published search-volume tiers — how to compare Algolia-style ecommerce pricing without surprise invoices.
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SearchWP alternative: when a WordPress search plugin isn’t enough
When WordPress search plugins stall on pages, docs, and WooCommerce — and how Seekmodo compares as a SearchWP alternative with Enhanced Native and cloud ranking.
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Case Study: Keyword MLS Search on WordPress for The Tri-Cities
How thetricities.ca combined the official Seekmodo WordPress plugin with MLS filters so shoppers can search ocean view, hot tub, and more ? without losing city, map, and price controls.
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Case study: B2B locksmith / key supply on BigCommerce — search with fitment in mind
Anonymized B2B BigCommerce catalog: keys, locks, and vehicle fitment — where “close enough” search results waste a locksmith’s day.
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Case study: Marine WooCommerce store — finding the right fitting the first time
Anonymized marine specialty WooCommerce shop: technical fittings, attribute-heavy catalog, and search that used to miss what boaters actually type.
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Case study: Mid-size automotive parts catalog — Zen Cart search that survives SKUs
Anonymized Zen Cart parts retailer: messy SKUs, nickname queries, and a catalog too big for LIKE search — without naming the merchant.
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How we count a “search” (methodology deep-dive)
Seekmodo’s billable-search definition — typeahead vs SERP, bot filtering, and why the methodology is public.
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MediaWiki / knowledge-base search that isn’t Cirrus-only
Knowledge-base search for MediaWiki without going all-in on Cirrus/Elastic — Seekmodo’s content vertical approach.
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MCP catalog search: ChatGPT/Claude shopping your index
Use Seekmodo MCP so ChatGPT and Claude can search your catalog with the same tenant-safe index as your storefront.
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Zen Cart search that learns from clicks
How Seekmodo Zen Cart search improves from real click feedback — not just static keyword weights.
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What “Enhanced Native” means (free on install)
Enhanced Native is Seekmodo’s free-on-install search mode — what it includes and how it upgrades to cloud ranking.
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Doofinder pricing vs search-volume billing (worked example)
A worked example of Doofinder-style pricing versus Seekmodo search-volume billing — and how we define a billable search.
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Magento Elasticsearch alternative without babysitting clusters
Skip self-hosted Elasticsearch for Magento search. How a managed AI index replaces cluster babysitting.
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WooCommerce AI search: why keyword match fails
Why WooCommerce keyword search fails for real shoppers — and what AI retrieval + click learning change without babysitting Elasticsearch.
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Case study: Trek.ca — WordPress search that finds pages, not just posts
Trek.ca is a Numinix content property. Native WordPress search kept burying service pages under blog posts — Seekmodo fixed typeahead, SERP parity, and the “I know this page exists” frustration.
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Case study: Numinix.com — AI search on a Zen Cart agency site
We built Seekmodo on the same Zen Cart stack we run for clients — then dogfooded it on numinix.com so agency shoppers stop bouncing off empty search.
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Seekmodo Search is live on WordPress.org
Seekmodo Search is approved in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory — install from wp-admin for content and WooCommerce search.
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Seekmodo is approved on the BigCommerce App Marketplace
Seekmodo Search is live as an approved BigCommerce App Marketplace listing — install from the marketplace, pair, and ship AI search on Stencil or Catalyst.
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Seekmodo for Zen Cart is live
Our first commerce connector ships for Zen Cart — AI search, typeahead, and Enhanced Native without babysitting Elasticsearch.
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