Title: Searching custom posts
Last modified: September 3, 2018

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# Searching custom posts

 *  [cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/)
 * (@cotswoldmark)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/)
 * Hi – I’m very new to WP, managing the website for my church. Scraping by with
   a lot of self help and plug-ins!
 * We’ve an Excel spreadsheet (CSV format) which I have managed to import into WP
   using “All Import”. The csv contains Grave information (Surname, Inscription,
   DOB etc).
    I have created the custom post “Graves” to import the csv into this
   area. So far so good….we now have 339 individual posts for each grave.
 * However I am trying to build a page that has a very simple search box that enables
   the visitor to type in a surname and then see if we have that in our graveyard
   records…if we do, it should take them to that post, if we don’t simply advise
   that the name doesn’t exist on our records.
 * I’m sure it’s easy, but I’ve searched for days trying to find a way to do this(
   that doesn’t involve coding)….It’s probably easy, or more likely my approach 
   is completely wrong! I would really appreciate any pointers.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsearching-custom-posts%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/#post-10652647)
 * Take a look at [https://wordpress.org/plugins/relevanssi/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/relevanssi/)
   and [https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-search-to-menu/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-search-to-menu/)
   and [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-extended-search/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-extended-search/)
 *  Thread Starter [cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/)
 * (@cotswoldmark)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/#post-10652696)
 * thanks Steven – I will check these out. I did try the Relevanssi one, but our
   site has Yoast SEO (?) which caused issues with it. Will try the other two though…
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by [cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/).
 *  Thread Starter [cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/)
 * (@cotswoldmark)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/#post-10652797)
 * Thanks again Steven…I downloaded Ivory Search…installed it, created a Search 
   Form, then a new page and copied in the shortcode the Search Form provided.
 * In the “Includes” section for the search form, under Post Types, I switch on “
   Graves” and the three other options underneath (search in title, excerpt etc)….
 * When I run the search under a surname I know is in a post, I get a page come 
   up with “Nothing to Show Right Now”…
    I’ve switched everything on under Post 
   Types, switched off the Default Search Form…etc. but still get the same error.
 * Any help appreciated. I’m happy to go to the Ivory Search forum if there is one,
   if the answer is not obvious. Hopefully it’s a something simple I’ve missed…
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/#post-10652836)
 * I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-search-to-menu#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-search-to-menu#new-post)
   so the plugin’s / theme’s developers and support community can help you with 
   this.
 *  [Vinod Dalvi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinod-dalvi/)
 * (@vinod-dalvi)
 * [7 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/searching-custom-posts/#post-10652916)
 * [@cotswoldmark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cotswoldmark/) I am an author
   of Ivory Search plugin and would like to help you in our following Ivory Search
   plugin support forum as recommended above.
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-search-to-menu#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-search-to-menu#new-post)

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 * [Import](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/import/)

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