Do "search input" search by post-meta

Anonymous

#54172

Hello, is there any way to make the search input also search by post-meta??

Thanks in advance.

Trevor

#54177

Yes. You need to install the free plugin called Relevanssi and in the S&F Pro form Advanced tab enable support for it. In the Relevanssi settings there is a single setting field for custom meta fields, where you need to enter the value all and then build the index.

Anonymous

#54231

Hey Trevor, just out of curiosity, where are the Relevanssi settings located? I can’t seem to find it. (no tab for it like normal plugins)

Also, let’s say I wanted to have a search field for FIRST NAMES (a custom-field key) and a search field for LAST NAMES (another custom-field key). Is this possible?

Sorry to hijack this thread…not sure if that’s okay or not. My apologies if not.

Trevor

#54252

Hi Matt

Have you installed relevanssi? The settings will be in the admin side menu under settings.

And yes to the other question. Use ACF to add fields.

Anonymous

#54293

Ok, I found the setings – thanks much!

Also, just to clarify, I still want the results of these searches to appear in the results.php page. Will ACF work well with S&F? I’m not familiar with that plugin.

Trevor

#54295

ACF works very well with our plugin. On the ACF website are a lot of examples on how to output the field values.

Anonymous

#54296

I will check it out. Thanks for your help Trevor!

Anonymous

#54427

I tried installing the relevanssi plugin, but i cant see the option to add the post-meta :(, only post types and taxonomies.

Trevor

#54429

Look for this option: Custom fields to index

Anonymous

#54458

Worked like a charm! thank you very much Trevor 😀

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