Search only in custom post types
Limit the search query to a custom post type with this small snippet. We use the pre_get_posts filter again to jump into the search query and limit it via the conditional tag is_search to our search results only.
/** * Snippet Name: Search only in custom post types * Snippet URL: https://wpcustoms.net/snippets/search-custom-post-types/ */ function wpc_search_in_custom_post_type($query) { $post_type = $_GET['type']; if (!$post_type) { $post_type = 'movies'; } if ($query->is_search) { $query->set('post_type', $post_type); }; return $query; }; add_filter('pre_get_posts','wpc_search_in_custom_post_type');