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1. gingram815
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   The search does not return custom post types. Is there any way to get this plugin to search custom post types other than the default? It is working great for default posts.

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-custom-fields-search/

2. mealtime
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Same here! Totally kills it. All my custom fields are in custom post types. Someone's got to have a solution for this.

   Otherwise, this plugin is awesome, but without custom post type compatibility, I can't use it :-(

3. tprod
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   +1 I think it's better to do it manually. This plugin does not have an upgrade since 2 years now :(

4. vinnyred
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Not sure if this would work but through another thread, someone is trying to search only custom post types. A simple solution is to add a hidden field to the form.

   If this could be added to the form (inside the plugin) maybe it would work:

   This post has the discussion.

5. iblastoff
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   i tried that post above and added the hidden value (<input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="post type name" />) into the plugin code where it outputs the search form. it didn't work for me.

6. iblastoff
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   got it to work! in "extra_search_fields.php" you just need to throw in the custom post type name pretty much anywhere it says 'post_type'

7. vinnyred
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   sounds good, i'll give this a whirl - got a customer product dbase coming up... Thanks iblastoff

8. elmediano
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   @iblastoff - ABSOLUTE LEGEND!

   Just to clarify, there's only a couple of lines you need to change. Just make a search for "post_type" and you'll get around 5 results.

   You just need to change this bit:

   (post|page)

   for this:

   (post|page|your_post_type)

   Once you've done that:

   1. Go to the plugin settings and create a new field.
   2. Label: Give it a name (ie. Post Type).
   3. Data type: Choose Post Type
   4. Widget: Hidden Constant
   5. Widget config > Value: the_name_of_your_post_type

   That's all!

   Cheers

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