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by lukerollans 5 (4 reviews)

Post Meta Searcher

When activated, forces any WordPress Search Query to query against post meta data as part of the search criteria.

Post Meta Searcher ranks #14,502 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Dec 6, 2013. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 3.7 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.2 Current Version v1.2
Updated 12 years ago Last Update on 06 Dec, 2013
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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Rank
#14,502
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Active Installs
100+
-36.7%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
4.7K
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Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 58%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

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4 reviews
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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version
1.2
Last Updated
Dec 06, 2013
Requires WP
2.5+
Tested Up To
3.7
PHP Version
N/A
Author
lukerollans

Support & Rating

Rating
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Reviews
4
Support Threads
0
Resolved
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use custom fields on posts and want them discoverable through search. It solves the problem of the default search ignoring post meta data, so searches also match values stored in custom fields without requiring specific meta keys to be configured.

  • Searches post meta data
  • Works without specifying meta keys
  • Matches any custom field
  • Extends default WordPress search query

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Post Meta Searcher

All you need to do is activate the plugin. Once activated, any WordPress Search Query that is made will also query against post meta as part of the search criteria.
Whenever a WordPress Search Query is run, the plugin will tell WordPress to search against any custom fields you may be using in your posts on top of the default search behavior using the keywords specified in the search.
At this moment, no. This will be a feature implemented in 1.1

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