Wordpress custom post types not showing in search

Question

I'm trying to get custom post types and advanced custom fields to show in my search results. At the moment it only searches the default posts.

I have created my custom post types with this plugin: Custom Post Type UI

I'm using advanced custom field plugin: Advanced Custom Fields

Here is my code:

search.php

<?php get_header(); ?>
<div class="hakusanalla">
    <h1 class="page-title"><?php printf( __( 'Tulokset haulle: %s', 'nothing' ), '' .           get_search_query() . '' ); ?></h1>  
</div>
<ul id="post-list">
    <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>  

    <?php
        $featured = get_post_meta($post->ID,'_thumbnail_id',true);
        $attachments = get_children( 'post_type=attachment&orderby=menu_order&exclude='.$featured.'&post_mime_type=image&post_parent='.$post->ID );
        $vimeo = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'rw_post-vimeo',true);
        ?>

    <div class="hakutulos">              
        <li class="post">
        <h1><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>    
        <span class="entry-published">
        <div class="hakudate">
            <time datetime="<?php the_time('Y-m-d')?>"><?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?></time>
        </div>
        <?php the_excerpt(__('(more…)')); ?>

            <?php  get_template_part( 'includes/inc-image' ); ?>
            <p><?php  get_template_part( 'includes/inc-detail' ); ?></p>

        </li> 
    </div>
        <?php endwhile; ?>
</ul>

<section id="pagination">
    <?php wp_pagenavi(); ?> 
</section>
<?php else : ?>
<div class="errorlaatikko">
    <h1><?php _e( 'Ei tuloksia', 'blankslate' ); ?></h1>
    <p><?php _e( 'Hakemaasi sivua ei löytynyt. Tarkista oikeinkirjoitus tai kokeile hakua.', 'twentyten' ); ?></p>
    <div class="errorhaku">  
    <?php get_search_form(); ?> 
    </div>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

searchform.php

<?php $search_text = "haku"; ?>
    <form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php echo esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ); ?>">
        <input type="text" value="<?php echo $search_text; ?>"  
        name="s" id="search-form"  
        onblur="javascript: if( this.value != 'search') { this.value = 'search';    this.style.color = '#fff'; }"  
     onclick="javascript: if( this.value == 'search') { this.value = ''; this.style.color = '#fff'; }"
    ) 
        {this.value = '';}" />
        <input placeholder="Etsi" type="submit" id="searchsubmit"/>
    </form>

searchpage.php

<?php
/**
* Template Name: Search Page
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php
    global $query_string;
    $query_args = explode("&", $query_string);
    $search_query = array();

    foreach($query_args as $key => $string) {
        $query_split = explode("=", $string);
        $search_query[$query_split[0]] = urldecode($query_split[1]);
    } // foreach

    $search = new WP_Query($search_query);
?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Does anybody know how to fix this problem?

Best regards,

Johanna

Answer 1

Put these when you define your custom post type

'query_var' => true,
'exclude_from_search' => false,

I think Custom Post type ui have the option.