Admin Search Custom Post Type

This may help.

Swanson,

This is helpful for front-end searches, but not back-end searches. The WordPress back-end (or admin panel) is only searching through posts not custom post type posts. I was hoping there was some kind of filter or piece of code I was missing that would enable me to do that ??

Thanks,
Josh

Figured it out!!

I didn’t realize this…but I had this code in my functions file: https://pastebin.com/PVaYWQzL. Little did I know it affected both the front-end and back-end.

After I removed the code, my search worked!!

Thanks,
Josh

I am not quite sure I realize your understanding of ‘Front end’ and ‘Back end’…

It’s not quite related to the actual question, but if you’re dealing with WP search, you should also checkout Relevanssi:
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/relevanssi/

We use it on wpml.org and wp-types.com and loving it. There no comparing between the built in WP search and this one.