Search Results

It appears that the search results returned from the standard Newspaper Theme ‘search’ bar includes results from outside sites. How can I limit it to only show results from within my site?
It only returned results from my site on launch but something has changed…

-General Search Theme Template (in use)

https://www.cubanartnews.org/

Please advise on fix.

Thanks!

Did you take a quick look at my site and test the search functionality?
It’s the standard Newspaper Theme with no custom code.
I have not added any additional plugins to my site since it launched… at that time the search functionality was working correctly.
Deactivated/reactivated Plugins, Flushed Cache from SuperCacher (server based, not plugin) but site search is still returning external links…
Any additional assistance would be appreciated.
Any code to force search to my domain only… although that should be the default functionality.

Current Plugins:

– Calendarize it! for WordPress
– Classic Editor
– Contact Form 7 (Tested)
– Envato Market
– tagDiv Cloud Library (OK)
– tagDiv Composer (OK)
– tagDiv Social Counter (OK)
– Thrive Leads
– WPML Multilingual CMS
– WPML String Translation
– WPML Translation Management

Thanks.

Thanks for your response.

If you click on the ‘magnifying glass’ icon in the top right corner of the website (cubanartnews.org) and search for ‘painter’ you’ll see that the first 4 results are external links.

As you know this is not the expected default behavior of the standard WP search.
I’d like to ensure that the basic search functionality returns only results/posts from within my domain (cubanartnews.org).

Is a modification required to the searchform.php file?

Here are the search results:

– Feature: Cuban painter creates works with deep roots in China
https://bit.ly/2Qea201

– FACTION Art Projects announce New York solo show of Cuban painter Armando Mariño
https://bit.ly/2EIKkgh

– Naif Painters of Santiago de Cuba for Environmental Care
https://bit.ly/2wfylBr

– Swann Sets Record for Cuban-American Painter Emilio Cruz
http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/1219-swann-sets-record-for-cuban-american-painter-emilio-cruz

Calin,

Thanks for pointing that out.

Could I modify the searchform.php file to include only Posts or specific Post Categories?
Perhaps by adding the following ‘hidden’ input to the file?

Something like these:
– <input type=”hidden” name=”post_type” value=”post” /> –
– <input type=”hidden” name=”cat” id=”cat” value=”2,28,29,30,31,32,33,38″ /> –

This is the current searchform.php with the new line included:

<form method=”get” class=”td-search-form-widget” action=”<?php echo esc_url(home_url( ‘/’ )); ?>”>
<div role=”search”>
<input class=”td-widget-search-input” type=”text” value=”<?php echo get_search_query(); ?>” name=”s” id=”s” />
<input type=”hidden” name=”post_type” value=”post” />
<input class=”wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn” type=”submit” id=”searchsubmit” value=”<?php esc_html_e(‘Search’, ‘newspaper’)?>” />
</div>
</form>

• This reply was modified 7 years by blukid.

Calin,

Thanks for taking the time to review my request and provide some helpful links.
I appreciate it.

Can you confirm that the following file generates the theme search results:

searchform.php

Thanks.

It looks like you provided the .php files which control the display of both the ‘search results’ and ‘search box’ on a page.

Can you confirm which .php file(s) control the general output of the query so that I can limit the search?

searchform.php

Thanks.