I found a solution in this answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63678063/wordpress-search-filtering-pages-and-posts I customised the function as follows: function page_search_filter( \WP_Query $query ) { if ( ! is_admin() ) { if ( $query->is_main_query() && $query->is_search() ) { if ( isset( $_GET[‘post_type’] ) && $_GET[‘post_type’] == ‘page’ ) { $query->set( ‘post_type’,’page’ ); } } } return $query; } add_action( … Read more
It looks like you’ve attempted to replace the default WP_Query object for your search page by instantiating a new WP_Query object. This has two main effects: firstly you’re hitting the database twice completely unnecessarily, slowing down the page execution; and secondly default template functionality like pagination depends on the default query for the page rather … Read more
The function you are using might not be working because WordPress’s search functionality has been updated, and it’s recommended to use WordPress’s WP_Query class to modify the main query. Here’s a better and safer way to search by post ID using pre_get_posts hook: function search_by_post_id($query) { if($query->is_search) { if(is_numeric($query->query_vars[‘s’])) { $query->set(‘post_type’, ‘any’); $query->set(‘post__in’, array((int)$query->query_vars[‘s’])); $query->set(‘s’, … Read more
You need to modify the code that processes the search to sense and block invalid attempts. You could do this by looking for a valid session number, or even a session variable that is created by the page that contains the search form. You might also try a hidden field for the search form, although … Read more
It usually takes several days (or more) for search results to be updated. First step would be to look at every single page of your site and check for the correct phone number. Then create a new sitemap.xml file, and submit that to the various search engines (like via Google Webmaster Tools). Many articles available … Read more
this question has been asked before, check out these answers: Limiting Admin Backend Search to Title There are also plugin solutions, however: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-search/
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There’s a php function called strip_tags, see https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strip-tags.php You can see it implemented for your use case here: Strip HTML Tags From Search Results Hope that helps.
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