Title: Beplus Search Visibility Author: rimbeplus Published: August 11, 2026 Last modified: August 11, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/beplus-search-visibility/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3641965) ![](https://ps.w.org/beplus-search-visibility/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3641965) # Beplus Search Visibility By [rimbeplus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rimbeplus/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/beplus-search-visibility.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beplus-search-visibility/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beplus-search-visibility/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beplus-search-visibility/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beplus-search-visibility/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beplus-search-visibility/) ## Description Beplus Search Visibility lets you keep individual posts, pages, or whole post types out of your site’s search results — without unpublishing them or blocking search engines. Excluded content still displays normally everywhere else: the homepage, archives, RSS feeds, and direct links. #### Key Features * Per-post exclude — a simple checkbox on the post/page edit screen, in a “Search Visibility” box. * Quick toggle column — a “Search” column on the post list screen lets you flip a post’s visibility with one click, no need to open it. * Bulk actions — exclude or re-include many posts at once from the list screen. * Whole post type exclude — remove an entire post type (e.g. a “Testimonials” custom post type) from search results with one setting, no per-post work needed. * Choose which post types get the feature — enable the per-post checkbox and column only where you need them. * wp-admin search is never affected — editors can always find excluded content to manage it; only the public front-end search is filtered. #### How It Works 1. Enable the feature for one or more post types in **Settings > Search Visibility**. 2. On any enabled post type, check “Exclude this from search results” in the Search Visibility box, or use the Search column’s toggle / the bulk action on the list screen. 3. The plugin hooks into `pre_get_posts` and removes excluded posts (and, optionally, entire excluded post types) from the public search query only. #### Known Limitations * The REST API search endpoint (`/wp-json/wp/v2/search`) is not filtered in this version — only the front-end `s=` search query is affected. * wp-admin’s own post list search is intentionally left unfiltered, so editors can always find excluded content to manage it. #### About BePlus This plugin is developed and maintained by [BePlus](https://beplusthemes.com), a WordPress and Shopify development studio with 10+ years of experience building themes and plugins for nonprofits and eCommerce brands. Learn more at [beplusthemes.com](https://beplusthemes.com). ## Screenshots [⌊Search Visibility metabox on the post edit screen.⌉⌊Search Visibility metabox on the post edit screen.⌉[ Search Visibility metabox on the post edit screen. [⌊Search column with a one-click toggle on the post list screen.⌉⌊Search column with a one-click toggle on the post list screen.⌉[ Search column with a one-click toggle on the post list screen. [⌊Settings page for choosing which post types get the feature.⌉⌊Settings page for choosing which post types get the feature.⌉[ Settings page for choosing which post types get the feature. ## Installation 1. Upload the `beplus-search-visibility` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress. 3. Go to **Settings > Search Visibility** to choose which post types get the feature. ## FAQ ### Does excluding a post remove it from my site? No. The post stays published and visible everywhere — homepage, archives, RSS, direct link. It’s only left out of the results when someone uses your site’s search. ### Does this affect the search box inside wp-admin (the post list screen)? No. Excluding a post only affects the public front-end search. Editors can still find and manage excluded posts normally from the wp-admin post list. ### Can I exclude a whole custom post type instead of marking each post? Yes. Go to **Settings > Search Visibility** and add the post type to the “Exclude entire post type from search” list. ### Does this work with the Block Editor and Classic Editor? Yes, the Search Visibility metabox works in both. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Beplus Search Visibility” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ rimbeplus ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rimbeplus/) [Translate “Beplus Search Visibility” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/beplus-search-visibility) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/beplus-search-visibility/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/beplus-search-visibility/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beplus-search-visibility/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beplus-search-visibility/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * Per-post exclude via a metabox on the post edit screen. * Quick toggle column and bulk actions on the post list screen. * Settings page: enable per-post exclude per post type, or exclude an entire post type from search. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [exclude from search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/exclude-from-search/) [hide from search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide-from-search/)[search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/) [search results](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search-results/)[seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beplus-search-visibility/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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