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=== Voice Search ===
Contributors:      burlesonbrad, swissspidy  
Donate link:       https://paypal.me/bradgriffintx  
Tags:              voice, search, speech, api,  
Requires at least: 2.6  
Tested up to:      4.2  
Stable tag:        1.2.1  
License:           GPLv2 or later  
License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  

Allows visitors to search the site using their voice.

== Description ==

Allows visitors to search the site using their voice. Currently only supported by Chrome on both desktop and mobile. See [this technical reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Speech_API) for more details.

See [this blog post](https://spinpress.com/wordpress-web-speech-api/ "Enabling Voice Search in WordPress Using The Web Speech API") for further information about the plugin.

== Installation ==

= Manual Installation =

1. Upload the entire `/voice-search` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
2. Activate Voice Search through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Visit your website and start searching using your voice.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Why is there no microphone button beneath the search form? =

There could be many reasons for this:

* You’re not Google Chrome (check out the browser support [here](http://caniuse.com/#feat=web-speech))
* Your theme doesn’t use the `get_search_form()` function properly. The plugin relies on the default search form markup
* Your theme does some CSS things that prevents the microphone button from being displayed.

= Does this plugin still allow users to type or does it entirely replace typing with voice search? =

No, users are still able to type in the search box whatever they want. Voice search is just a nice addition.

= How does it integrate with other search-enhancing plugins such as Relevanssi? =

In my tests there weren’t any problems with other plugins like Relevanssi.

== Screenshots ==

1. The microphone button added to the search form by the plugin.

== Changelog ==

= 1.2.1 =

* Less patience for quicker feedback after speech input
* Pressing enter now submits the form instead of triggering the microphone button

= 1.2.0 =
* Improve compatibility with themes that initially hide the search forms
* Update browser support info in the readme

= 1.1.0 =
* Complete rewrite of the plugin
* Improved theme compatibility

= 1.0.1 =
* Improvement: Better theme compatibility

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.2.1 =
Pressing enter now submits the form instead of triggering the microphone button. Also, quicker feedback thanks to less patience. 

= 1.2.0 =
Some themes have really bad search forms. But don’t worry no more! This plugins supports themes like Divi too!

= 1.1.0 ### =
This update brings you even better compatibility with popular themes.

= 1.0.0 =
Initial release

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