# Synonyms
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Synonyms **only work with Custom Post Type** results: Posts, Pages, Products, Media Attachments etc... Taxonomy terms, user and other type of results are currently not supported!
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## Prerequisites
To use synonyms, the index table engine is required. Before you start with this tutorial, I highly suggest reading up the [introduction to the index table](https://documentation.ajaxsearchpro.com/index-table).
The synonyms interface can be accessed on the **Index Table** submenu, under the *Synonyms* panel.
## Managing Synonyms
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**After** making changes (adding/removing) to the synonyms, the index table must be re-created, by clicking on the **Create new index** option, otherwise it has no effect.
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### Adding new synonym
To add a new synonym, simply click on the **+Add new** button on the top of the panel. Enter the desired original word and the synonyms (max. 15), then hit the **Save** button.
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For multi-language environments using **WPML** or **Polylang** plugins, you can choose the synonym language as well. Otherwise this option is set to Default (empty).
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### Editing a synonym
To edit a synonym row, click on the **Edit** button on the right side of the row. The same editor will appear, that is used to add a new synonym.
### Deleting a synonym or deleting all synonyms
To delete an individual synonym row, click on the **Delete** button. Alternatively, you can delete all synonyms by clicking the **Delete all** button on the top right side of the panel.
### Synonyms as keywords option
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This option can be very resource-heavy, when using lots of synonyms (100s of definitions). Make sure to avoid using it, unless it is indeed useful in your case.
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This option comes in handy, when the defined original => synonyms pairs should be used as synonyms => original as well.
For example, if there is a definition of keywords and synonyms as:
`original => synonym1, synonym2`
..then, if this option is enabled, the plugin will also generate these additional definitions during indexing:
```
synonym1 => original, synonym2
synonym2 => original, synonym1
```
In other words, the plugin will also look for keywords *synonym1* and *synonym2* and index the original keyword and the rest of the synonyms with them.
## Export and Import
Export and import feature lets you export the content of the synonyms database, and import it on a different installation, or for simply back-up purposes.
### Export
Click on the **Export** button on the top right side of the panel.
A pop-up window will open. Click the **Generate New** button, to generate a new export file.
After a short time, a link will appear. Click on it to save the export file on your computer.
The exported file is a .txt file, please do not change the file type.
### Import
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Duplicate items within the database and the import file are **ignored**, and not overwritten
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To import previously exported synonyms, click on the **Import** button on the top right side of the panel.
A pop-up window will open. Click on the upload button to upload the import file via the media library uploader, and select it.
After selecting the file, click the **Import** button. After a short time, the success message should appear, with the number of imported items.
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