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Davey
Davey

Reputation: 1324

Wordpress Search Function to only search posts

I want to use the wordpress search function but I want it to only search my blog posts and exclude my static pages from the query. How to do this? I am not opposed to using a plugin.

Upvotes: 23

Views: 79482

Answers (10)

Tayyab Chaudhary
Tayyab Chaudhary

Reputation: 468

If using multiple search forms, the following code is useful to limit a specific form to post_type post.

/**
 * Modify search query
 *
 * @param WP_Query $query
 *
 * @return void
 */
function theme_modify_search( $query ) {
 
    if( is_admin() ) {
        return;
    }
        
    if( $query->is_main_query() ) {
        if( isset( $_GET, $_GET['post_type'] ) ) {
            $query->set( 'post_type', $_GET['post_type'] );
        }
    }
 
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'theme_modify_search' );

For more details: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/limit-a-specific-search-form-to-post-only/

Upvotes: 0

Gowthaman D
Gowthaman D

Reputation: 579

 '<form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="' . esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ) . '">
                <div>
                    <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">' . _x( 'Search for:', 'label' ) . '</label>
                    <input type="text" value="' . get_search_query() . '" name="s" id="s" />
                    <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="'. esc_attr_x( 'Search', 'submit button' ) .'" />
                </div>'
            </form>;

Upvotes: 0

Gustavo Daniel
Gustavo Daniel

Reputation: 2478

This solution makes the search retrieve only posts if you haven't specified a different post type. This method wont interfere if you specify a custom post type in a hidden field in a different search field.

function searchFilter($query) {
    if ($query->is_search) {
        if ( !isset($query->query_vars['post_type']) ) {
            $query->set('post_type', 'post');
        }
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts','searchFilter');

Upvotes: 6

Hmayak Tigranyan
Hmayak Tigranyan

Reputation: 62

You can use WP Search http://wpsear.ch/ and you can configure which post types to show in results.

Upvotes: 0

simanchala
simanchala

Reputation: 127

Merge the query with global query. 

   global $wp_query;    
   $args = array_merge( $wp_query->query, array( 'post_type' => 'post' ) );  
   query_posts( $args );

Upvotes: 0

Marcos
Marcos

Reputation: 461

Simply add <input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="post" /> to the theme search form... regards!

Upvotes: 46

Dean Oakley
Dean Oakley

Reputation: 5636

Answer is here

http://www.shilling.id.au/2011/06/23/wordpress-search-only-show-post-and-not-pages/

<?php
function SearchFilter($query) {
    if ($query->is_search) {
        $query->set('post_type', 'post');
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts','SearchFilter');
?>

Upvotes: 48

Gavin
Gavin

Reputation: 2567

The outlined solutions are poor. Editing the core impedes on upgradeability of the WordPress install - you'll have to repeat that change every time you update, which you should be doing. The other solution places unnecessary load on the database by filtering results after retrieving them. The better solution:

In your theme's functions.php, add a new function to write out a search form:

function custom_search_form( $form, $value = "Search", $post_type = 'post' ) {
    $form_value = (isset($value)) ? $value : attribute_escape(apply_filters('the_search_query', get_search_query()));
    $form = '<form method="get" id="searchform" action="' . get_option('home') . '/" >
    <div>
        <input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="'.$post_type.'" />
        <input type="text" value="' . $form_value . '" name="s" id="s" />
        <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="'.attribute_escape(__('Search')).'" />
    </div>
    </form>';
    return $form;
}

Now, in the template where you want the form (or within any widgets you've created, this could easily be registered as a widget instead), this:

<?= custom_search_form( null, 'Search posts', 'post'); ?>

The arguments could be left out from the function & call, but I find them helpful. The key to this whole thing is the hidden input 'post_type', which passes the value to the query. The default, post, will ensure only posts are returned.

Upvotes: 3

fomicz
fomicz

Reputation: 1792

<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();?>
<?php if (is_search() && ($post->post_type=='page')) continue; ?>

Try this one and tell me if works.

Upvotes: 1

wajiw
wajiw

Reputation: 12269

This wp forum page has a bunch of different examples of how to do this depending on where you want to edit your site (index.php or wp-includes/query.php are your options I believe):

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/possible-search-only-posts-exclude-pages

Upvotes: 4

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