WordPress will order search results by newest post first by default, so if your results are in a different order then it looks like another plugin is affecting them. Have you tried searching with all other plugins disabled? If you’re using Relevanssi, then it won’t order results by date as Relvanssia overrides this with its … Read more
How are you restricting the search to your custom post type? If you are doing it by passing an additional argument, i.e. &type=myCustomPostType, you could use a conditional test, like: if(isset($_GET[‘type’] && $_GET[‘type’] == ‘myCustomPostType’)): get_template_part(‘loop’,’youtube’); else: get_template_part(loop); endif;
yes, WordPress search only searches title or post content. There are a few plugins that extend search to taxonomies, Relevanssi is one. EDIT – The query WordPress produces for default search: SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND (((wp_posts.post_title LIKE ‘%test%’) OR (wp_posts.post_content LIKE ‘%test%’))) AND wp_posts.post_type IN (‘post’, ‘page’, ‘attachment’) AND (wp_posts.post_status=”publish” OR … Read more
You shouldn’t use $_GET[‘s’] directly like that, and you definitely shouldn’t use query_posts, although I understand using it for testing. If you’re going to build your own search mechanism in this way, then you should run $_GET[‘s’]through the urldecode() function first, to make sure it doesn’t contain weird data that you might not expect and … Read more
When a search is performed, the default query is no longer a page query, it becomes a search query. Refer to the template hierarchy to see how WP selects the template in this case. Rename the get var to something unique, or filter search_template to override WP’s selection.
Just extend your search form with a hidden input: (notice the last input field) <form role=”search” method=”get” class=”search-form” action=”<?php echo home_url( “https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/” ); ?>”> <label> <span class=”screen-reader-text”><?php echo _x( ‘Search for:’, ‘label’ ) ?></span> <input type=”search” class=”search-field” placeholder=”<?php echo esc_attr_x( ‘Search …’, ‘placeholder’ ) ?>” value=”<?php echo get_search_query() ?>” name=”s” title=”<?php echo esc_attr_x( ‘Search for:’, … Read more
You should create a custom query inside if. if ( $total_results == 0 ) { // Create a new query with the terms ‘Find Us’ $query = new Wp_query(‘s=Find Us’); if ($query->have_posts()): while ($query->have_posts()):$query->the_post(); //whatever you want to do with the result endwhile; endif; wp_reset_postdata(); } You can refer Creating a search page and Wp_query … Read more
Before we begin, I must point out the following: You’re using a file in your theme to send AJAX requests to, don’t do this, there are security implications. Instead, use the WP AJAX API, you’ll be able to remove half the code and make it work without having to change the URL everytime your site … Read more
Try using ‘NOT EXISTS’ instead of ‘NOT LIKE’ and remove the value ( it’ll be removed by WP with NOT EXISTS ): $args = array( ‘post_type’ => ‘post’, ‘posts_per_page’ => 5, ‘meta_query’ => array( array( ‘key’ => ‘verified’, ‘compare’ => ‘NOT EXISTS’ ) ) ); $query = new WP_Query( $args ); http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Custom_Field_Parameters
I guess you mean overriding the post type of the main search query on the front-end. You could try: add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, function ( WP_Query $q ) { if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() && $q->is_search() ) $q->set( ‘post_type’, ‘film’ ); } ); This way you don’t need a secondary search query or mess directly with … Read more