Search in post excerpt

[sebastian.pisula]

I think that search should check post_excerpt field.

[swissspidy]

The previous patch was missing an additional $like passed to $wpdb->prepare.

35762.diff​ adds that, and an accompanying test.

I like the idea of also searching the post excerpt and have implemented this on a couple of sites myself. Perhaps even 4.5 material?

[boonebgorges]

Replying to swissspidy:

The previous patch was missing an additional $like passed to $wpdb->prepare.

35762.diff​ adds that, and an accompanying test.

I like the idea of also searching the post excerpt and have implemented this on a couple of sites myself. Perhaps even 4.5 material?

We'll need to add post_excerpt to the orderby logic in WP_Query::parse_search_order(). It could be lumped in with post_content or even, I'd suggest, one step higher in the priority than post_content.

If we get this, we'll slip it into 4.5.

[swissspidy]

35762.3.diff​ includes the suggested fixes and additional tests for that.

Post search order is now like this:

1. post title
2. post excerpt
3. post content

[boonebgorges]

In 36647:

Query: Search should match post_excerpt in addition to title and content.

When ordering search results, exact matches in the post excerpt are weighted
above those in post content, but below those in the post title.

Props swissspidy, sebastian.pisula.
FIxes #35762.