Title: Groundling Search for DeepSeek Author: Web & SEO Published: November 7, 2026 Last modified: November 7, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/groundling-search-for-deepseek.svg) # Groundling Search for DeepSeek By [Web & SEO](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webandseofr/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/groundling-search-for-deepseek.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/groundling-search-for-deepseek/) ## Description Groundling Search adds DeepSeek as a provider of the AI Client built into WordPress 7.0, under the name “DeepSeek (Groundling Search)”. Any plugin that asks the AI Client for web search can run on DeepSeek models: when a request needs fresh facts, the model searches the web through the DeepSeek Search API, reads the results, and answers with them. * Connect once in Settings > Connectors. WordPress stores the API key, not this plugin. * Models are listed live from your DeepSeek account. * Web search runs as a tool the model calls, up to 10 searches per request by default. * Each answer reports how many billable searches it used, so the calling plugin can show the real cost. * DeepSeek Flash models also read images; other DeepSeek models are text only. It works alongside “AI Provider for DeepSeek”: the two register under different provider IDs and keep separate keys. This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by DeepSeek. ### External services This plugin connects to the DeepSeek API at https://api.deepseek.com, which it needs to generate text and to search the web. * When a plugin on your site sends a request to the AI Client on a DeepSeek model, this plugin sends the prompt, the system instruction and the generation settings to https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions. * When that request needs web search, this plugin sends each search query written by the model to https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search. * WordPress lists the models of your account at https://api.deepseek.com/models when the connector is saved and whenever it checks which models are available( the list is cached, then refreshed). Every request carries the API key you saved in Settings > Connectors. Nothing is sent before you save a key, and nothing is sent to any other host. * DeepSeek terms of service: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-open- platform-terms-of-service.html * DeepSeek privacy policy: https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy- policy.html ## Installation 1. Install and activate the plugin. 2. Create an API key on the DeepSeek Platform: https://platform.deepseek.com 3. Go to Settings > Connectors, find “DeepSeek (Groundling Search)”, paste the key and save. ## FAQ ### Does web search cost extra? DeepSeek bills successful searches separately from tokens. See the DeepSeek pricing page: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/ ### Can I change the search limits? Yes, with the `groundling_search_max_searches` filter (1 to 50, default 10) and the `groundling_search_max_rounds` filter (1 to 20, default 8). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Groundling Search for DeepSeek” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Web & SEO ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webandseofr/) [Translate “Groundling Search for DeepSeek” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundling-search-for-deepseek/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/groundling-search-for-deepseek/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/groundling-search-for-deepseek/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/groundling-search-for-deepseek/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First release: DeepSeek text generation with live web search for the WordPress AI Client. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 8.1 or higher ** * Tags * [AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai/)[ai client](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ai-client/) [connectors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/connectors/)[deepseek](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/deepseek/) [web search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/web-search/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groundling-search-for-deepseek/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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