Filter Search results

[dvempy]

I am trying to exclude certain post categories and pages from search results.

I am using Eleven40 Pro.

How can this be achieved?

http://www.salmonds.co.uk

[David Chu]

Hi,
You can find the number of your category(s) and use this nice bit of code in your functions.php.

http://www.jaredatchison.com/2011/10/20/exclude-categories-from-wordpress-search-results/

That guy is a Genesis guy I think, but his solution would work with any WP theme.

D

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Dave Chu · Custom WordPress Developer – likes collaborating with Designers

[dvempy]

Hi David,

Perfect! Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Filter by categories from search results

add_filter( 'pre_get_posts', 'ja_search_filter' );

function ja_search_filter( $query ) {

if ( $query->is_search && !is_admin() )
$query->set( 'cat','-7' );

return $query;

}

Exclude all pages from search results

function SearchFilter($query) {
if ($query->is_search) {
$query->set('post_type', 'post');
}
return $query;
}

add_filter('pre_get_posts','SearchFilter');

[David Chu]

Great!
And now I want to know exactly what you're excluding. Just kidding! 😉
Dave

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Dave Chu · Custom WordPress Developer – likes collaborating with Designers

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