Help with WP_Query not working

Trevor

#167932

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Anonymous

#167939

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Trevor

#167941

It looks like your theme is not searching in the testimonials CPT. If I do this search:

https://voxscientia.eu/?s=scipost

Not results are found either, but searching for data or digital finds only the home page.

Maybe you could add Relevanssi (free version) and set that up to search the testimonials CPT? Build the index then enable to setting in the S&F form Advanced settings.

Anonymous

#167947

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Trevor

#167961

Taking a step backwards, if you use a plugin like CPT UI and create a test post type (making sure it is set to be visible to WP Search), make a post in it, and do a standard WP search, does the theme find it? If not, try switching to 2016 theme and test.

Anonymous

#167963

The site is live already so I can’t really afford switching theme.

I’ll try with the new post type though and will keep you posted

Anonymous

#167966

All right, the answer is no, I can’t search the new post type either

Trevor

#167972

That suggests something odd with the theme. Are you able to copy the site to a test domain?

Anonymous

#167977

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Trevor

#167981

I wrote this little bit of code, which would do it:

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

That would stop search looking at anything other than plain posts. I guess there might be other ways.

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