{"id":397465,"date":"2026-11-07T08:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ai-provider-for-deepseek-with-search\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T08:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:09:24","slug":"groundling-search-for-deepseek","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/groundling-search-for-deepseek\/","author":23535352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.0","stable_tag":"1.0.0","tested":"7.1.4","requires":"7.0","requires_php":"8.1","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Groundling Search for DeepSeek","header_author":"Unstale","header_description":"DeepSeek models for the WordPress AI Client, with live web search through the DeepSeek Search API.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-11-07 08:09:24","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/unstale.ai","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":147,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"webandseofr","date":"2026-11-07 08:09:24","revision":3789166}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[2353,259736,259397,237722,286810],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[274230],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-397465","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-ai","plugin_tags-ai-client","plugin_tags-connectors","plugin_tags-deepseek","plugin_tags-web-search","plugin_contributors-webandseofr","plugin_committers-webandseofr"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/groundling-search-for-deepseek.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>Groundling Search adds DeepSeek as a provider of the AI Client built into WordPress 7.0, under the name \"DeepSeek (Groundling Search)\".<\/p>\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Connect once in Settings &gt; Connectors. WordPress stores the API key, not this plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Models are listed live from your DeepSeek account.<\/li>\n<li>Web search runs as a tool the model calls, up to 10 searches per request by default.<\/li>\n<li>Each answer reports how many billable searches it used, so the calling plugin can show the real cost.<\/li>\n<li>DeepSeek Flash models also read images; other DeepSeek models are text only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>It works alongside \"AI Provider for DeepSeek\": the two register under different provider IDs and keep separate keys.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by DeepSeek.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin connects to the DeepSeek API at https:\/\/api.deepseek.com, which it needs to generate text and to search the web.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>When that request needs web search, this plugin sends each search query written by the model to https:\/\/api.deepseek.com\/v1\/tools\/search.<\/li>\n<li>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).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Every request carries the API key you saved in Settings &gt; Connectors. Nothing is sent before you save a key, and nothing is sent to any other host.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>DeepSeek terms of service: https:\/\/cdn.deepseek.com\/policies\/en-US\/deepseek-open-platform-terms-of-service.html<\/li>\n<li>DeepSeek privacy policy: https:\/\/cdn.deepseek.com\/policies\/en-US\/deepseek-privacy-policy.html<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Create an API key on the DeepSeek Platform: https:\/\/platform.deepseek.com<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Connectors, find \"DeepSeek (Groundling Search)\", paste the key and save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20web%20search%20cost%20extra%3F\"><h3>Does web search cost extra?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>DeepSeek bills successful searches separately from tokens. 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