This plugin generates an index for searching content on a Pelican-powered site.

Why would you want this?

Static sites are, well, static… and thus usually don’t have an application server component that could be used to power site search functionality. Rather than give up control (and privacy) to third-party search engine corporations, this plugin adds elegant and self-hosted site search capability to your site. Last but not least, searches are really fast. 🚀

Want to see just how fast? Try it out for yourself. Following are some sites that use this plugin:

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