Title: Custom fields in default search?
Last modified: May 22, 2026

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# Custom fields in default search?

 *  [Jace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacejace/)
 * (@jacejace)
 * [2 days, 9 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-in-default-search/)
 * Mapping out a new directory build soon. Will the default WP search actually look
   inside the custom text fields I create here, or do u guys need an extra snippet
   for that? Tbh just planning ahead.

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