Add these 2 functions to your functions.php function search_excerpt_highlight() { $excerpt = get_the_excerpt(); $keys = implode(‘|’, explode(‘ ‘, get_search_query())); $excerpt = preg_replace(‘/(‘ . $keys .’)/iu’, ‘<strong class=”search-highlight”>\0</strong>’, $excerpt); echo ‘<p>’ . $excerpt . ‘</p>’; } function search_title_highlight() { $title = get_the_title(); $keys = implode(‘|’, explode(‘ ‘, get_search_query())); $title = preg_replace(‘/(‘ . $keys .’)/iu’, ‘<strong class=”search-highlight”>\0</strong>’, … Read more