Search Issue
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Hi, we have several clients who are experiencing issues searching for users. For example, let’s say the user is Sara Smith, [email protected], saras.
If I search for Sara, she doesn’t come up… If I search for Smith, several other users with the same last name show up, but not Sara, if I search by her username she does come up. Searching by email is hit or miss.
Any thoughts? Thank you!
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Assuming we are talking the Users > All Users search, the default WP query only searches username and email. In your example, unless “sara” is part of one of those two fields, she wouldn’t show up in the search results.
That is why WP-Members incorporates additional query arguments for better user search results – and like most things in the plugin, it’s customizable to your specific need.
WP fields like first and last name are user meta fields. Any custom field will also be a user meta field. WP’s default search doesn’t include any meta fields (as already noted, it only searches username and email).
In the WP-Members Fields tab, for any field you want to include in search, check the box for Users Search, select “Save Settings” from the bulk action menu, and click “Apply.” Those fields will now be included in search.
Keep in mind, checking too many fields will make your search results less relevant, not more. Consider what the most likely searches being done are, and check the relevant fields.
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