Match Product Searches on Titles Only
Makes product searches look only at product names instead of full descriptions, giving shorter and more relevant results for catalogues with long descriptions.
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Code
add_filter( 'posts_search', function ( $search, $query ) {
global $wpdb;
if ( is_admin() || ! $query->is_main_query() || ! $query->is_search() || 'product' !== $query->get( 'post_type' ) ) {
return $search;
}
$terms = (array) $query->get( 'search_terms' );
if ( ! $terms ) {
return $search;
}
$clauses = array();
foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
$clauses[] = $wpdb->prepare( "{$wpdb->posts}.post_title LIKE %s", '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $term ) . '%' );
}
return ' AND (' . implode( ' AND ', $clauses ) . ') ';
}, 20, 2 );Notes
Only product searches on the front end are affected; blog searches keep matching content.
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