Aetos Arabic Search Normalizer is a WordPress plugin that improves front-end search results for Arabic visitors. It preserves the platform's standard title, excerpt, and content matching while adding a bounded normalized fallback specifically for post titles and excerpts.
The plugin addresses variations in Arabic letter forms and diacritics that can prevent matches in standard searches. A query for احمد can locate titles containing أَحْمَد, and a search for مدرسه can return results with مدرسة. It normalizes alef forms including ا, أ, إ, آ, and ٱ; ta marbuta and ha as ة and ه; ya and alef maqsura as ي and ى; waw and ya with hamza as ؤ and ئ; common Arabic diacritics and tatweel; and Persian keyboard mappings for kaf and ya. The normalized fallback applies automatically to searches on posts, pages, WooCommerce products, and other post types that rely on WordPress's default WP_Query mechanism. It operates without indexing, tracking, or external services.
The plugin is delivered as a standard WordPress plugin available through the official plugin directory. It installs and runs directly within existing WordPress sites. The description notes deliberate performance boundaries to limit the scope of normalization.
In the Business & Operations space, Aetos Arabic Search Normalizer takes a focused approach. Poor search result quality for Arabic content due to variations in letter forms, diacritics, and keyboard input differences. Aetos Arabic Search Normalizer is a B2B2C product aimed at Arabic-speaking WordPress site owners. It is available for free. Aetos Arabic Search Normalizer is available on the web.
Aetos SEO builds and maintains Aetos Arabic Search Normalizer, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include Arabic Normalization, Diacritic Handling, and Search Enhancement.
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