Andrew Stichbury

<p>Admin Search makes searching your WordPress website easy by bringing results from all your post types, media, taxonomies, comments, users and admin pages together in a single, simple-to-use interface, seamlessly integrated into the WordPress admin interface.</p>
<p>Choose which post types and taxonomies are searched and the number of results displayed for each. Admin Search also supports custom post types and taxonomies.</p>
<p>Admin Search is a lightweight plugin with filter hooks for deep customization.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Search everything on your WordPress site, anywhere</li>
<li>Simple and easy to use</li>
<li>Sources of search results are customizable</li>
<li>Extend the search query with filter hooks</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configure & Extend</h3>
<p>Admin Search can be extended by using filter hooks. The following filters are available:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>admin_search_query</code> to modify the search query string. The filter argument supplied is a string containing the search query</li>
<li><code>admin_search_sources</code> to modify the search sources. The filter argument supplied is an array of sources, add, remove or modify sources</li>
<li><code>admin_search_posts_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>WP_Query</code></a> arguments array for all searched post types. The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>WP_Query</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments</li>
<li><code>admin_search_{Post Type}_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>WP_Query</code></a> arguments array for a specific post type. The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>WP_Query</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments. Replace <em>{Post Type}</em> with the name of the post type to modify</li>
<li><code>admin_search_terms_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_terms/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>get_terms</code></a> arguments array for all searched terms (taxonomies). The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>get_terms</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments</li>
<li><code>admin_search_{Term}_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_terms/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>get_terms</code></a> arguments array for a specific term (taxonomy). The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>get_terms</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments. Replace <em>{Term}</em> with the name of the term to modify</li>
<li><code>admin_search_comments_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_comment_query/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>WP_Comment_Query</code></a> arguments array for all searched comments. The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>WP_Comment_Query</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments</li>
<li><code>admin_search_users_query</code> to modify the <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_User_Query/" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>WP_User_Query</code></a> arguments array for all searched users. The filter argument supplied is an array of <code>admin_search_users_query</code> arguments, add, remove or modify supported arguments</li>
<li><code>admin_search_website_titles</code> to modify the labels array for external websites. The filter argument supplied is an array of predefined domains and titles, add, remove or modify domains and titles</li>
<li><code>admin_search_pre_results</code> and <code>admin_search_post_results</code> to modify the results array before or after results are appended to the array. The filter argument supplied is an empty array for <code>admin_search_pre_results</code> or search results for a given query for <code>admin_search_post_results</code>, add, remove or modify result items</li>
<li><code>admin_search_fields</code> to modify the searchable fields array. The filter argument supplied is an array of searchable fields (<code>post_title</code>, <code>post_name</code>, <code>post_excerpt</code> and <code>post_content</code>)</li>
<li><code>admin_search_meta_queries</code> to add custom fields to the searchable fields array. The filter argument supplied is an empty array. Use this filter instead of <code>admin_search_fields</code> when adding custom fields</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p>Modify the query string before a search is initiated</p>
<pre><code>// Correct the spelling of dog when searching
add_filter( 'admin_search_query', function( $query ) {
    if ( 'dog' === $query ) {
        $query = 'doggo';
    }

    return $query;
} );
</code></pre>
<p>Modify the <code>WP_Query</code> parameters before a search is initiated</p>
<pre><code>// Exclude post with the ID 96
add_filter( 'admin_search_posts_query', function( $query ) {
    $query['post__not_in'] = array( 96 );

    return $query;
} );
</code></pre>
<p>Add a custom field to the searchable fields</p>
<pre><code>// Add the price custom field to the searchable fields
add_filter( 'admin_search_meta_queries', function( $fields, $post_type ) {
    if ( 'post' === $post_type ) {
        $fields[] = 'price';
    }

    return $fields;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<p>Modify the search results after a search has initiated</p>
<pre><code>// Add custom results from external API
add_filter( 'admin_search_post_results', function( $results, $q ) {
    $results[ 'custom' ][ 'post_type' ] => array(
        'name' => 'custom',
        'label' => 'Custom'
    );

    $json = file_get_contents( 'https://example.com?search=' . $q );
    $obj = json_decode( $json );

    foreach ( $obj as $item ) {
        $results[ 'custom' ][ 'posts' ][] = array(
            …
        );
    }

    return $results;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>


Admin Search


It works perfectly a lot - it searches everywhere in the administration.


The plugin exceeds my expectations

Admin Search adds a simple, easy-to-use interface to your WordPress admin site that gives you and your admin users the ability to search across multip …

mc2w

<p>This plugin creates a form with a drop down list that allows your users to search through specific categories. It allows you to choose which categories appear in the dropdown and which ones do not.</p>
<h3>Things To Do</h3>
<ul>
<li>Make the plugin call upon a css folders, so users can design the plugin through css</li>
<li>Handle errors involving rare situations</li>
</ul>
<p>Make some suggestions and I’ll see what I can do!</p>


Super Search

Generates a drop-down list and a text box to allow your visitors to search for posts within specific categories.

Admin Search vs Super Search