Opensolr Changelog — Recent Updates & Improvements

Website Feb 27, 2026

Improved Updated the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy pages with clearer language, current compliance standards, and improved formatting — making both documents easier to read and navigate.

Improved The Optimize button in Index Tools is now smarter. It detects whether an optimization is already running and shows you live index stats — segments, index size, document count, and deleted docs — every time you click it. If an optimization is in progress, it shows the current status instead of accidentally starting a second one. No more guessing or clicking Check Progress repeatedly.

Improved Web Crawler indexing is now faster — crawled pages are sent to Solr in larger batches instead of one at a time, reducing round-trip overhead and significantly speeding up the overall indexing process.
Improved Clicking Resume when the crawler queue is empty now shows a clear message explaining there are no more pages to process, instead of silently doing nothing. It suggests stopping the cron schedule and starting a fresh crawl.
Improved The crawler status badge now distinguishes between Running (green), Paused (blue), and Stopped (red). When the cron schedule is active but no crawler processes are running, the dashboard shows Paused instead of Running, so you always know the actual state of your crawl.

Improved Vector search verified and battle-tested — hybrid search (vector + keyword) has been tested across live indexes with real-world queries. Semantic understanding works out of the box: try searching for "how do I download my invoices and upgrade my account?" on opensolr.com and see how it finds the right pages even when no document contains those exact words.

Improved Smarter content extraction — the web crawler now uses a dual-extraction strategy that runs two independent text extraction engines and picks whichever captures more real content. Pages with heavy JavaScript, complex layouts, or framework-rendered content (React, Next.js, Angular, Vue) are now detected and rendered automatically. The result: richer, more complete text in your Opensolr Index, especially for modern web applications.

Improved Search result snippets are now shorter and more meaningful. Instead of dumping huge walls of text, the highlighter picks the most relevant sentence around your search terms — cleaner, easier to scan, and actually useful.

Improved Database Import now shows the actual upload size limit read from the server's PHP configuration. If your file exceeds the limit, you'll see the exact value and which PHP-FPM settings to adjust (post_max_size and upload_max_filesize in php.ini) — no more guessing why large imports fail.

Improved Default worker count increased from 3 to 10 and default batch size from 100 to 200 items per worker, delivering significantly faster indexing out of the box on modern servers.
Improved Background mode is now the default — drush ost automatically runs as a background daemon that survives SSH disconnection. No need to add --background anymore. Use --no-background if you want foreground/interactive mode.
Improved Search on the My Solr Indexes page now works reliably on mobile devices — the search bar uses native form submission so the Go, Search, and Done buttons on any mobile keyboard (Gboard, SwiftKey, iOS, Samsung) all trigger the search correctly.
Improved The Indexes and Clusters list now remembers your search filter in the URL — bookmark or share a filtered view of your indexes, especially useful when managing a large number of indexes.

Improved Latest Queries now uses server-side pagination — browse through all your requests within any date range without loading everything at once. Filter by query text, HTTP status, or IP address and hit Search to find exactly what you need across all shards.

Improved Review badges in footer replaced with crisp inline SVG cards for Trustpilot, Google, and ISO certifications
Improved Security compliance section redesigned with individual SVG badge cards for Software Security, EU GDPR, PCI DSS, and Content Security Policy

Improved Reload, Reset, Commit, and Restart actions now run via AJAX with an elegant modal dialog showing a loading spinner and result status, instead of navigating away from the page
Improved Merged Delete By Query and Utilities into a single unified Index Tools panel with a cleaner design
Improved Available Backup Files and Restore Actions Log now display side by side for easier overview
Improved Redesigned Backup Manager with styled action buttons, emoji icons, and cleaner layout

Improved Adding an IP access rule now shows instant inline feedback and refreshes the rules list automatically
Improved Saving HTTP Auth credentials now shows an inline confirmation message without navigating away from the page

Improved Upload notes are now hidden by default behind an info button in the section header, reducing visual clutter
Improved Redesigned Config Files Manager with a cleaner panel layout, styled file selector, and a + toggle button to reveal the new file form inline

Improved Filter queries (fq) are now extracted and displayed when the main query is a wildcard browse, so you can always see what your users were actually looking for
Improved Advanced Solr syntax — nested local params, boost wrappers, vector/hybrid search, function expressions, and dollar-reference variables — is now intelligently parsed and resolved to reveal the real search terms
Improved Queries from Drupal, WordPress, and other CMS platforms are now automatically translated into clean, readable strings
Improved Analytics queries now load significantly faster with parallel shard processing

Improved AI-powered search summaries are now more accurate and context-aware
Improved Hybrid search (keyword + semantic) now produces more balanced, relevant results

Improved Better mobile responsiveness across all pages
Improved Live search demos now accessible directly from the homepage
Improved Step-by-step "How It Works" section to help new users get started quickly

Improved All images now include descriptive alternative text
Improved Improved color contrast ratios across the site for better readability
Improved Better screen reader support with semantic HTML landmarks
Improved Lazy loading for non-critical images
Improved Minified CSS and JavaScript for smaller page sizes
Improved Reduced layout shift during page load with explicit image dimensions
Improved Faster page loads with browser caching on public pages
Improved FAQ page headings now show the actual category name
Improved Sharing Opensolr links on social media now shows proper preview images, titles, and descriptions