diff --git a/public/templates/header.tpl b/public/templates/header.tpl
index c84294f8e5..5e4c0e2d4a 100644
--- a/public/templates/header.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/header.tpl
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@
 					</li>
 					<!-- ENDIF isAdmin -->
 
+					<!-- IF searchEnabled -->
 					<li class="visible-xs">
 						<a id="mobile-search-button" href="{relative_path}/search"><i class="fa fa-search fa-fw" title="[[global:header.search]]"></i> [[global:header.search]]</a>
 					</li>
+					<!-- ENDIF searchEnabled -->
 
 					<!-- BEGIN navigation -->
 					<li class="{navigation.class}">
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@
 					</li>
 				</ul>
 
+				<!-- IF searchEnabled -->
 				<ul id="logged-conditional-menu" class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
 					<li>
 						<form id="search-form" class="navbar-form navbar-right hidden-xs" role="search" method="GET" action="">
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@
 						</form>
 					</li>
 				</ul>
+				<!-- ENDIF searchEnabled -->
 
 				<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right pagination-block hide">
 					<li class="active">
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index e3a5d3529c..73d7833fb9 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -112,53 +112,6 @@
 	// Exported functions
 	//
 
-	module.searchIndex = function(key, content, id) {
-
-		var data = {
-			id:id,
-			key:key,
-			content:content
-		};
-
-		db.collection('search').update({id:id, key:key}, {$set:data}, {upsert:true, w: 1}, function(err, result) {
-			if(err) {
-				winston.error('Error indexing ' + err.message);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	module.search = function(key, term, limit, callback) {
-		db.command({text:"search" , search: term, filter: {key:key}, limit: limit }, function(err, result) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			if(!result) {
-				return callback(null, []);
-			}
-
-			if(result.results && result.results.length) {
-				var data = result.results.map(function(item) {
-					return item.obj.id;
-				});
-				callback(null, data);
-			} else {
-				callback(null, []);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
-	module.searchRemove = function(key, id, callback) {
-		db.collection('search').remove({id:id, key:key}, function(err, result) {
-			if(err) {
-				winston.error('Error removing search ' + err.message);
-			}
-			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-				callback();
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
 	module.flushdb = function(callback) {
 		db.dropDatabase(function(err, result) {
 			if(err){
diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index 0c90128939..525610263f 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
 		utils = require('./../../public/src/utils.js'),
 		redis,
 		connectRedis,
-		reds,
 		redisClient;
 
 	try {
 		redis = require('redis');
 		connectRedis = require('connect-redis')(express);
-		reds = require('reds');
 	} catch (err) {
 		winston.error('Unable to initialize Redis! Is Redis installed? Error :' + err.message);
 		process.exit();
@@ -49,14 +47,6 @@
 		ttl: 60 * 60 * 24 * 14
 	});
 
-	reds.createClient = function () {
-		return reds.client || (reds.client = redisClient);
-	};
-
-	var	userSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbusersearch'),
-		postSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbpostsearch'),
-		topicSearch = reds.createSearch('nodebbtopicsearch');
-
 	var db = parseInt(nconf.get('redis:database'), 10);
 
 	if (db){
@@ -75,47 +65,6 @@
 	//
 	// Exported functions
 	//
-	module.searchIndex = function(key, content, id) {
-		if(key === 'post') {
-			postSearch.index(content, id);
-		} else if(key === 'topic') {
-			topicSearch.index(content, id);
-		} else if(key === 'user') {
-			userSearch.index(content, id);
-		}
-	}
-
-	module.search = function(key, term, limit, callback) {
-		function search(searchObj, callback) {
-			searchObj
-				.query(term)
-				.between(0, limit - 1)
-				.type('or')
-				.end(callback);
-		}
-
-		if(key === 'post') {
-			search(postSearch, callback);
-		} else if(key === 'topic') {
-			search(topicSearch, callback);
-		} else if(key === 'user') {
-			search(userSearch, callback);
-		}
-	}
-
-	module.searchRemove = function(key, id, callback) {
-		if(key === 'post') {
-			postSearch.remove(id);
-		} else if(key === 'topic') {
-			topicSearch.remove(id);
-		} else if(key === 'user') {
-			userSearch.remove(id);
-		}
-
-		if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-			callback()
-		}
-	}
 
 	module.flushdb = function(callback) {
 		redisClient.send_command('flushdb', [], function(err) {
diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index d79515a480..c01e0f4a8f 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 
 				events.logPostEdit(uid, pid);
 
-				db.searchRemove('post', pid, function() {
-					db.searchIndex('post', content, pid);
-				});
-
 				async.parallel([
 					function(next) {
 						posts.getPostField(pid, 'tid', function(err, tid) {
@@ -89,12 +85,12 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 
 									topics.setTopicField(tid, 'title', title);
 									topics.setTopicField(tid, 'slug', slug);
-
-									db.searchRemove('topic', tid, function() {
-										db.searchIndex('topic', title, tid);
-									});
 								}
 
+								posts.getPostData(pid, function(err, postData) {
+									plugins.fireHook('action:post.edit', postData);
+								});
+
 								next(null, {
 									tid: tid,
 									isMainPost: isMainPost
@@ -129,7 +125,8 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 		var success = function() {
 			posts.setPostField(pid, 'deleted', 1);
 			db.decrObjectField('global', 'postCount');
-			db.searchRemove('post', pid);
+
+			plugins.fireHook('action:post.delete', pid);
 
 			events.logPostDelete(uid, pid);
 
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 				});
 
 
-				db.searchIndex('post', postData.content, pid);
+				plugins.fireHook('action:post.restore', postData);
 
 				// Restore topic if it is the only post
 				topics.getTopicField(postData.tid, 'postcount', function(err, count) {
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index 88a2d2037c..7103db2047 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 
 					plugins.fireHook('action:post.save', postData);
 
-					db.searchIndex('post', content, postData.pid);
-
 					next(null, postData);
 				});
 			}
@@ -447,28 +445,6 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 		}
 	}
 
-
-	Posts.reIndexPids = function(pids, callback) {
-
-		function reIndex(pid, next) {
-
-			Posts.getPostField(pid, 'content', function(err, content) {
-				if(err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
-
-				db.searchRemove('post', pid, function() {
-					if (content && content.length) {
-						db.searchIndex('post', content, pid);
-					}
-					next();
-				});
-			});
-		}
-
-		async.each(pids, reIndex, callback);
-	}
-
 	// this function should really be called User.getFavouritePosts
 	Posts.getFavourites = function(uid, start, end, callback) {
 		db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + uid + ':favourites', start, end, function(err, pids) {
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index b8427bc9be..12205e4353 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -361,10 +361,17 @@ var path = require('path'),
 			});
 
 			app.get('/search/:term', function (req, res, next) {
+				if (!Plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query')) {
+					return res.redirect('/404');
+				}
+
 				var limit = 50;
 
 				function searchPosts(callback) {
-					db.search('post', req.params.term, limit, function(err, pids) {
+					Plugins.fireHook('filter:search.query', {
+						index: 'post',
+						query: req.params.terms
+					}, function(err, pids) {
 						if (err) {
 							return callback(err, null);
 						}
@@ -374,7 +381,10 @@ var path = require('path'),
 				}
 
 				function searchTopics(callback) {
-					db.search('topic', req.params.term, limit, function(err, tids) {
+					Plugins.fireHook('filter:search.query', {
+						index: 'topic',
+						query: req.params.terms
+					}, function(err, tids) {
 						if (err) {
 							return callback(err, null);
 						}
diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index 56a97bb894..7d877c8724 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ var	DebugRoute = function(app) {
 			});
 		});
 
-
 		app.get('/cid/:cid', function (req, res) {
 			categories.getCategoryData(req.params.cid, function (err, data) {
 				if (data) {
@@ -55,24 +54,6 @@ var	DebugRoute = function(app) {
 			});
 		});
 
-		app.get('/groups/prune', function(req, res) {
-			var	Groups = require('../groups');
-
-			Groups.prune(function(err) {
-				res.send('pruned');
-			});
-		});
-
-		app.get('/reindex', function (req, res) {
-			topics.reIndexAll(function (err) {
-				if (err) {
-					return res.json(err);
-				} else {
-					res.send('Topics and users reindexed');
-				}
-			});
-		});
-
 		app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
 			// categories.getModerators(1, function(err, mods) {
 			// 	res.json(mods);
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index 81eb9ff2d0..f99f5f7ef6 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 	posts = require('./posts'),
 	meta = require('./meta'),
 	websockets = require('./socket.io'),
-	events = require('./events');
+	events = require('./events'),
+	Plugins = require('./plugins');
 
 
 (function(ThreadTools) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 
 				ThreadTools.lock(tid);
 
-				db.searchRemove('topic', tid);
+				Plugins.fireHook('action:topic.delete', tid);
 
 				events.logTopicDelete(uid, tid);
 
@@ -120,9 +121,7 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 					tid: tid
 				});
 
-				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'title', function(err, title) {
-					db.searchIndex('topic', title, tid);
-				});
+				Plugins.fireHook('action:topic.restore', tid);
 
 				callback(null, {
 					tid:tid
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index f285db24b9..bdcd055526 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	postTools = require('./postTools'),
 	notifications = require('./notifications'),
 	favourites = require('./favourites'),
-	meta = require('./meta');
+	meta = require('./meta'),
+	Plugins = require('./plugins');
 
 (function(Topics) {
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 				}
 
 				db.sortedSetAdd('topics:tid', timestamp, tid);
-				db.searchIndex('topic', title, tid);
+				Plugins.fireHook('action:topic.save', tid);
 
 				user.addTopicIdToUser(uid, tid, timestamp);
 
@@ -1209,25 +1210,4 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			], callback);
 		});
 	};
-
-	Topics.reIndexTopic = function(tid, callback) {
-		Topics.getPids(tid, function(err, pids) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			posts.reIndexPids(pids, callback);
-		});
-	}
-
-	Topics.reIndexAll = function(callback) {
-		db.getSortedSetRange('topics:tid', 0, -1, function(err, tids) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			async.each(tids, Topics.reIndexTopic, callback);
-		});
-	}
-
 }(exports));
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index d6fe44bbbd..ea8e73521f 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ module.exports.server = server;
 					clientScripts: clientScripts,
 					navigation: custom_header.navigation,
 					'cache-buster': meta.config['cache-buster'] ? 'v=' + meta.config['cache-buster'] : '',
-					allowRegistration: meta.config.allowRegistration === undefined || parseInt(meta.config.allowRegistration, 10) === 1
+					allowRegistration: meta.config.allowRegistration === undefined || parseInt(meta.config.allowRegistration, 10) === 1,
+					searchEnabled: plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query') ? true : false
 				},
 				escapeList = {
 					'&': '&amp;',