WordPress AI Search with Gemini File Search Store: What Worked and What Didn’t

This is a submission for the Built with Google Gemini: Writing Challenge What I Built with Google Gemini Default WordPress search returns a list of posts matched by keywords. It doesn’t understand intent, doesn’t answer questions, and feels outdated in a world where users expect conversational AI and full-sentence queries. I built Geweb AI Search — a WordPress plugin that replaces traditional search with an AI-powered assistant powered by Google Gemini. Instead of a list of links, users get: a direct AI-generated answer source links to the exact pages used to generate that answer optional conversation history for follow-up questions The plugin intercepts the standard WordPress search form and opens a modal with two modes: Autocomplete — instant suggestions powered by WP_Query AI answer — a full Gemini response with source attribution At the core of this architecture is Gemini File Search Store . Why File Search Store instead of classic RAG? A typical LLM-powered site search usually req