[discrete] [[breaking_70_suggesters_changes]] === Suggesters changes //NOTE: The notable-breaking-changes tagged regions are re-used in the //Installation and Upgrade Guide //tag::notable-breaking-changes[] // end::notable-breaking-changes[] [discrete] ==== Registration of suggesters in plugins has changed Plugins must now explicitly indicate the type of suggestion that they produce. [discrete] ==== Phrase suggester now multiples alpha Previously, the laplace smoothing used by the phrase suggester added `alpha`, when it should instead multiply. This behavior has been changed and will affect suggester scores.