DV Meilisearch
Introduction
DV Meilisearch is the first Meilisearch™ extension built for Joomla. It replaces Joomla's built-in search (Smart Search / Finder) with lightning-fast, typo-tolerant results across thousands of articles.
Core Features
- Unified search across articles, categories, and tags
- Dedicated full-page search component (menu item ready)
- Instant search-as-you-type with no page reload
- Typo-tolerant results powered by Meilisearch
- Search module included
Performance & Indexing
- Real-time sync on publish, edit, and delete
- CLI bulk reindex with filtering options
- Batch processing for large sites
- Uses Meilisearch’s high-speed search engine (ms response times)
Smart Filtering & Sorting
- Filter by content type (articles, tags, categories)
- Server-side sorting by modified, created, or published date
- Fully functional filter + sort URLs (no query required)
- Result counts per filter (live tab counters)
Advanced Capabilities
- Multi-language index support
- Geolocation search (radius-based content discovery)
Frontend Experience
- Modern, responsive UI (mobile-first)
- Configurable colours, backgrounds, and layout
- Search term highlighting
- Featured content badges
- Keyboard navigation support
Joomla Integration
- Native Joomla routing for articles, categories, and tags
- Works with menu structure for clean URLs
- No jQuery, no external dependencies
- Uses Joomla HTTP client (fully native)
You need a strong textMeilisearch instance
strong text to power the search. The simplest way is to sign up for a free Meilisearch Cloud account (no credit card required). Self-hosting is free and unlimited. Install the Joomla package, enter your API keys, and you are up and running.
DV Meilisearch
- Version:
- 2.5.4
- Developer:
- Liz
- Last updated:
-
May 06 2026
6 days ago - Date added:
- Mar 10 2026
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Paid download
- Includes:
- m p
- Compatibility:
- J5 J6
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