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1. tbelmans
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Is it possible to search for an occurance in all tables. Like when I have different race result tables, I want to be able to query what driver is in what table.
   Can this be done using a hook ?

2. TobiasBg
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hi,

   the regular WordPress search search through all tables. Other than that, I don't really see a possibility for something like this.

   Regards,
   Tobias

3. tbelmans
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hello Tobias,

   Thanks for your prompt reply.
   As I can see the standard WordPress search only works if you use the [table] tags in the content and not when you use wp_table_reloaded_print_table functions in your theme files.

   Do you think it will be a great effort to implement a global search in the tables ?

   Thank you,
   Tom

4. TobiasBg
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Hi Tom,

   yes, you are correct, this search will only find tables that are inserted by the Shortcode, but not through the template tag function.

   Unfortunately, implementing a search that really finds all tables is very hard. Basically, this would require a different method of search, because it is no longer sufficient to search through the posts in the database. Instead, the final generated content needs to be indexed for such a search (because content that is added through template tag functions can otherwise not be found). Thus, you will need to replace the search with an indexing based one, like with a search that uses an external source, like the Google Search.

   Best wishes,
   Tobias

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