Title: CodeFaeries QuickFind – Instant Admin Search
Author: Long Watch Studio - Code Faeries
Published: <strong>October 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: October 8, 2026

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# CodeFaeries QuickFind – Instant Admin Search

 By [Long Watch Studio – Code Faeries](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lwsdevelopers/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/codefaeries-admin-search.1.0.6.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codefaeries-admin-search/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codefaeries-admin-search/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codefaeries-admin-search/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codefaeries-admin-search/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/codefaeries-admin-search/)

## Description

CodeFaeries QuickFind adds a search field to the admin bar, opened with Ctrl+K (
Cmd+K on Mac). One query searches:

 * Posts, pages and custom post types (drafts and scheduled posts included) you 
   are allowed to edit
 * Admin menu and submenu pages, filtered by your capabilities
 * Installed plugins, jumping straight to each plugin’s settings page
 * Core settings screens (administrators only)

It works alongside WordPress’s native Command Palette rather than replacing it: 
the palette runs commands and navigates; QuickFind searches your actual content,
plugins and settings. When the native palette is present, QuickFind automatically
uses Ctrl+Shift+K so the two never collide.

Results are grouped, keyboard-navigable (arrows + Enter) and respect user capabilities
everywhere.

#### Settings

Settings  QuickFind:

 * Enable or disable each search source
 * Restrict which post types are searched
 * Maximum results per group, minimum query length, typing delay
 * Choose the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+Shift+K, Alt+K, Ctrl+/ or disabled)

## Screenshots

[⌊Search from the admin bar: posts and products matching your query, with the match
highlighted.⌉⌊Search from the admin bar: posts and products matching your query,
with the match highlighted.⌉[

Search from the admin bar: posts and products matching your query, with the match
highlighted.

[⌊Admin menu pages and installed plugins in one result list, navigated with the 
arrow keys.⌉⌊Admin menu pages and installed plugins in one result list, navigated
with the arrow keys.⌉[

Admin menu pages and installed plugins in one result list, navigated with the arrow
keys.

[⌊Settings: choose the search sources and the post types to search.⌉⌊Settings: choose
the search sources and the post types to search.⌉[

Settings: choose the search sources and the post types to search.

[⌊Settings: result limit, minimum query length, typing delay and keyboard shortcut.⌉⌊
Settings: result limit, minimum query length, typing delay and keyboard shortcut
.⌉[

Settings: result limit, minimum query length, typing delay and keyboard shortcut.

## Installation

 1. Install and activate the plugin.
 2. Click the search field in the admin bar, or use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+K (
    Cmd+K on Mac). When WordPress’s native Command Palette is present, QuickFind leaves
    Ctrl+K to it and uses Ctrl+Shift+K instead — the placeholder text in the search
    field always shows the shortcut that is actually active.
 3. Change the shortcut any time in Settings  QuickFind.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“CodeFaeries QuickFind – Instant Admin Search” is open source software. The following
people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Long Watch Studio – Code Faeries ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lwsdevelopers/)

[Translate “CodeFaeries QuickFind – Instant Admin Search” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/codefaeries-admin-search)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/codefaeries-admin-search/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/codefaeries-admin-search/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/codefaeries-admin-search/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/codefaeries-admin-search/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.6

 * Improved: inactive plugins are marked “(inactive)” in the search results.
 * Fixed: two installed plugins with the same name each get their own result.
 * Fixed: the Ctrl+/ shortcut works on keyboards where “/” needs Shift, such as 
   AZERTY.

#### 1.0.5

 * Fixed: a plugin found in the search now opens its own settings page. Several 
   plugins of the same family (all WooCommerce or all CodeFaeries extensions) used
   to open the same, sometimes forbidden, page.
 * Fixed: searches of several words find admin pages, such as “settings general”
   or “woocommerce settings”.
 * Fixed: scheduled posts are found.
 * Fixed: a space typed at the end of a search no longer hides admin pages and plugins.
 * Fixed: the “Go further with Pro” button and the plugin site link opened a missing
   page.
 * Improved: admin pages are listed before content, so a search like “perma” opens
   Permalinks first.
 * Improved: each settings page appears once, and the General settings page is named
   General.

#### 1.0.4

 * Improved: version aligned with QuickFind Pro 1.0.4. No change in features or 
   behavior.

#### 1.0.3

 * Compatibility: tested with WordPress 7.1.

#### 1.0.2

 * Improved: version aligned with QuickFind Pro 1.0.2. No change in features or 
   behavior.

#### 1.0.1

 * Improved: version aligned with QuickFind Pro 1.0.1. No change in features or 
   behavior.

#### 1.0.0

First public release. Spotlight-style global search for the WordPress admin, opened
from the admin bar with a keyboard shortcut.

 * Search posts, pages and custom post types (drafts included) that you are allowed
   to edit.
 * Jump to any admin menu or submenu page, filtered by your capabilities.
 * Find installed plugins and go straight to each plugin’s settings page.
 * Reach core settings screens (administrators only).
 * Grouped, keyboard-navigable results (arrow keys + Enter), respecting user capabilities
   everywhere.
 * Works alongside WordPress’s native Command Palette: automatically uses Ctrl+Shift
   +K when the palette is present so the two never collide.
 * Works on phones and tablets: a toolbar magnifier opens a full-width search field
   with results.
 * Follows your admin color scheme (Light, Midnight and the rest).
 * Configurable: choose which sources are searched, restrict post types, and set
   results per group, minimum query length, typing delay and the keyboard shortcut.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.6**
 *  Last updated **24 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [admin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[command palette](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/command-palette/)
   [productivity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/productivity/)[search](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/codefaeries-admin-search/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Long Watch Studio – Code Faeries ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lwsdevelopers/)

## Support

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