Search Live is put to use very quickly by enabling its enhancements and deploying the search facilities it provides.
Once activated, the plugin automatically provides a replacement for the standard WordPress search form. Of course, this option can be disabled and you can use the plugin’s shortcodes and widgets instead.
General Settings![settings](http://docs.itthinx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/settings.png)
Description
When descriptions are shown, this option determines up to how many words will be included.
A description will be derived automatically from the start of a post if the manual excerpt is empty. The length is limited through this option in both cases
Standard Search Settings
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Search Form
Replace the standard WordPress search form
If enabled and where possible, the Search Live form replaces the standard WordPress search form.
See this section to configure advanced settings.