Tagged v4.2.3

Author: ajaydsouza

better-search.php

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Better Search
  * Plugin URI:  https://webberzone.com/plugins/better-search/
  * Description: Replace the default WordPress search with a contextual search. Search results are sorted by relevancy ensuring a better visitor search experience.
- * Version:     4.2.3-beta1
+ * Version:     4.2.3
  * Author:      WebberZone
  * Author URI:  https://webberzone.com/
  * Text Domain: better-search

languages/better-search-en_US.pot

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # This file is distributed under the GPL-2.0+.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Better Search 4.2.3-beta1\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Better Search 4.2.3\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/better-search\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-25T11:39:25+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-02-07T17:07:16+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.12.0\n"
 "X-Domain: better-search\n"

readme.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Contributors: webberzone, Ajay
 Tags: search, Better Search, related search, relevant search, relevance
 Donate link: https://ajaydsouza.com/donate/
-Stable tag: 4.2.2
+Stable tag: 4.2.3
 Requires at least: 6.6
 Tested up to: 6.9
 Requires PHP: 7.4
@@ -121,6 +121,18 @@ You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Pro
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 4.2.3 =
+
+* Modifications:
+	* Added WooCommerce product indexing and custom meta field support.
+	* Modernized Tom Select implementation for taxonomy and meta key searches.
+	* Enhanced seamless mode logic and form generation.
+	* Improved tracker response handling with better regex patterns.
+	* Standardized Hook_Registry validation across WebberZone plugins.
+
+* Fixed:
+	* Some users would see no search results when seamless mode is off.
+
 = 4.2.2 =
 
 * Modifications:
@@ -180,5 +192,5 @@ For previous changelog entries, please refer to the separate changelog.txt file
 
 == Upgrade Notice ==
 
- = 4.2.2 =
-Better Search 4.2.2 improves text highlighting, cache efficiency, and security with bug fixes for boolean search mode and XSS vulnerability.
+ = 4.2.3 =
+Adds WooCommerce product indexing, modernizes taxonomy search with Tom Select, and enhances seamless mode logic with improved tracker response handling.