# Show Pages Before Posts in Search Results

> Lists matching pages first in search results, then blog posts, then other content, so key pages like pricing or contact are not buried under older posts.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Search](https://wpide.com/library/category/search/)
- Tags: search, ordering, pages
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/search-pages-first/

## Code

```php
// Content types in the order they should appear in search results; anything else follows.
$wpide_search_type_order = array( 'page', 'post' );

add_filter( 'posts_orderby', function ( $orderby, $query ) use ( $wpide_search_type_order ) {
    global $wpdb;

    if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_search() || ! $wpide_search_type_order ) {
        return $orderby;
    }

    $case = "CASE {$wpdb->posts}.post_type";

    foreach ( array_values( $wpide_search_type_order ) as $i => $type ) {
        $case .= $wpdb->prepare( ' WHEN %s THEN %d', $type, $i );
    }

    $case .= ' ELSE ' . count( $wpide_search_type_order ) . ' END ASC';

    // Within each type, WordPress's own relevance order is kept.
    return '' !== trim( $orderby ) ? $case . ', ' . $orderby : $case;
}, 10, 2 );
```

## Notes

Change the order list to rank other types, such as product or docs, at the top.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Show Pages Before Posts in Search Results" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/