PPL Search Connector for OpenSearch

Description

PPL Search Connector for OpenSearch connects WordPress or WooCommerce to an OpenSearch cluster and verifies that connection read-only. It is meant for site owners and administrators who want to confirm that a cluster is reachable, compatible, and readable before they rely on it.

The free Directory edition provides:

• Endpoint and HTTP Basic authentication configuration, with optional wp-config.php constants.
• Mandatory TLS certificate verification for HTTPS connections.
• OpenSearch product and version detection.
• Cluster-health, index-list, mapping, and permission diagnostics.
• A size-zero, match-all query that verifies read access without retrieving documents.
• A redacted JSON diagnostic export.
• No diagnostic quota, telemetry, account requirement, or email opt-in.

This edition does not create or modify indices. Product indexing, queues and workers, storefront search switching, facets, ranking controls, and blue/green deployments are not included in this Directory package.

OpenSearch is a trademark of its respective owner. This plugin is developed by Pawel Pliousnin Digital Solutions (PPL) and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the OpenSearch project.

External services

This plugin connects only to the OpenSearch endpoint configured by an administrator. Requests are made when an administrator runs the diagnostic checks or downloads a diagnostic export.

The endpoint is intentionally not hard-coded: it comes only from the current scalar administrator settings form or the documented PPL_OPENSEARCH_ENDPOINT wp-config.php constant. The plugin sends requests directly to that administrator-selected operator, never disables TLS certificate verification, and does not add a fallback provider or alternate endpoint.

The following data is sent to that endpoint:

• Standard OpenSearch API paths and a plugin/version user-agent.
• HTTP Basic credentials when the administrator configured them.
• The configured index name or pattern.
• A read-only size: 0 match-all query when query diagnostics are run.

The terms and privacy policy of the administrator-selected endpoint operator apply. Because the plugin can connect to self-hosted clusters and many different managed providers, it cannot identify or link to one provider policy. Administrators should review the policies of the specific endpoint they configure.

The plugin does not contact PPL Digital Solutions, does not send telemetry, and does not subscribe users to email.