Combo Multi Search

Or better yet, is there an option to enter a search term and have radio buttons so select which field(s) to search. That would accomplish the same thing with less complexity and screen space.

I’ve never tested the use of both search modes at the same time, and although it would in theory be possible, you would need to build a custom template that incorporated both search modes, and I wouldn’t guarantee it could work as expected.

Your second post suggests an easier route, although you’d still need to use a custom template. If I understand what you’re asking about, this wouldn’t use the Combo Multisearch plugin at all, you would be building a custom user interface for the built-in search. This can be done using a custom template, you’ll need to have some php and HTML skills to build that. It wouldn’t be very complicated, you’d simply be replacing the dropdown selector with a set of radio buttons.

Thanks, that’s helpful. I was hoping for a built-in solution since my coding skills aren’t what they once were. Really all I need is to add a “search all fields” option to the regular search, where “all fields” can be defined.

It is possible with some custom code to combine these things, although I’ve never tried it and don’t know exactly what you’d need to do to get it to work.