3.1

3.1 Adds the ability to control weighting of specific post fields per post type right from the WordPress admin. There is also a new Custom Results settings page for ElasticPress that allows adding specific posts to a specific search query, as well as controlling the order of the first page of results.

Other notable changes include:

Added

• Support for nested tax queries. Props @dkotter
• ep_bulk_index_action_args filter. Props @fabianmarz
• Add filters to control MLT related posts params.
• ep_allow_post_content_filtered_index filter to bypass filtered post content on indexing.
• Weighting dashboard to control weights of specific fields on a per post type basis
• Search ordering feature. Enables custom results for specific search queries.

Changed

• Refactor admin notice, admin screen "resolver", and install path logic
• WordPress.org profile
• New EP settings interface. Props @dkoo
• Delete pagination from facet URL.
• allows WooCommerce product attributes to be facetable in 3.0
• Autosuggest queries now match the search queries performed by WordPress, including weighting and any custom results

Fixed

• Fix data escaping in WP 4.8.x
• Support order by "type"/"post_type" in EP queries
• Properly redirect after network sync
• User mapping for pre 5.0 Props @mustafauysal
• Avoid multiple reflows in autosuggest. Props @fabianmarz
• 400 error when popularity is default sorting.
• Fixed Facet widget not rendering WC product attribute options. Props @fabianmarz
• Delete wpcli sync option/transient when an error occurs
• Create index/network alias when adding a new site on a network activated installation. Props @elliott-stocks
• Fix WooCommerce order search when WooCommerce module activated but protected content turned off.