meta_query search names when they have middle initials

The easiest approach in such cases is to set some other custom field which you’ll use for searching. So if the name looks live that: <first_name> <initial> <last_name> Then you can create another field which will contain: <first_name> <initial> <last_name>#<first_name> <last_name>#<last_name> <first_name> (The # character is a separator, so you should use any character that … Read more

Add dynamic search to paginated WP_Query

since in the comments you explained by dynamically you mean without reloading/refreshing the page. the answer to the first question is: yes, you will use AJAX calls. first, create the search input <input name=”input_name” placeholder=”<?php echo __(‘search’,’textdomain’); ?>”> second, the Javascript registered and enqueued script in functions.php (function ($) { $(document).ready(function () { $(“[name=input_name]”).keyup(function () … Read more