{"id":4043,"date":"2025-06-15T20:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsearchwp.com\/docs\/does-the-smartsearchwp-plugin-use-the-rag-technique-to-answer-questions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T02:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T00:59:26","password":"","slug":"does-the-smartsearchwp-plugin-use-the-rag-technique-to-answer-questions","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsearchwp.com\/en\/docs\/does-the-smartsearchwp-plugin-use-the-rag-technique-to-answer-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the SmartSearchWP plugin use the RAG technique to answer questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is an FAQ answer for the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsearchwp.com\/en\/\">WordPress plugin chatGPT SmartSearchWP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, the SmartSearchWP plugin is based on the principle of <strong>RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In concrete terms, this means that :<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The plugin <strong>analyzes the question posed<\/strong> by the user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It performs a <strong>semantic search<\/strong> on the content of your WordPress site to identify the most relevant elements (pages, articles, products, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It then transmits these elements to the AI to <strong>generate a contextualized<\/strong>, coherent and relevant <strong>response<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This approach <strong>combines the precision of the search engine<\/strong> with the <strong>text-generating power<\/strong> of artificial intelligence, while remaining limited to the data you control. 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