The basics for extending Algolia Search for WordPress
Discover the best way to extend the plugin to customize the behaviour.
How To Extend
The plugin has been built with extensibility in mind. We have tried to wisely provide filters and actions but also constants.
wp-content/plugins directory. If you find yourself in a situation where you require to hack the plugin, let us know so that we can improve the plugin.Create your Custom Plugin
Your first step is to create your own plugin. You can find detailed explanation on how to create a WordPress plugin here.
You can also simply create a file my-blog.php like this:
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: My Blog
*/Then you should be able to enable that plugin from your WordPress admin panel.
You can now hook into the Algolia Search for WordPress plugin!
Extend from a theme
Every theme contains a functions.php file where you can also extend the Algolia Search plugin.
If you choose to use your theme files to extend the plugin, please consider creating a child theme so that you can update your theme without loosing your changes.
You can read more about child themes in the official documentation.
