Yoann Rodière ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *commented* on HSEARCH-3963 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3963?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNWY... ) Re: Make Elasticsearch translation extensible for usage of elasticsearch plugins ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3963?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNWY... ) As stated before, it definitely won't be possible in the future, so at best you're buying yourself some time. Also, be aware that in order to use phonetic analyzers in Elasticsearch, you need to install additional plugins on the server side: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/analysis-... So you *will* need to take specific steps in Elasticsearch anyway; maybe in this case it make sense to take specific steps on the Hibernate Search side as well? Ok, so you didn't make it work yet. Maybe let's continue the discussion on your PR? I provided a suggestion to implement things differently, which wouldn't require applications to implement a custom translator. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3963#add-comment?atlOrigin... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HSEARCH-3963#add-comment?atlOrigin... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100133- sha1:abe90d4 )