Choose Which Post Types Appear in Search
Sets exactly which content types the site search returns, for example posts, pages and your portfolio, instead of every public type.
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Code
// Post types returned by the site search.
$wpide_search_post_types = array( 'post', 'page', 'portfolio' );
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function ( $query ) use ( $wpide_search_post_types ) {
if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_search() || $query->get( 'post_type' ) ) {
return;
}
$types = array_values( array_filter( $wpide_search_post_types, 'post_type_exists' ) );
if ( $types ) {
$query->set( 'post_type', $types );
}
} );Notes
List the post type names to include. Types that do not exist are ignored.
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