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Enhance wordpress search form to allow searching posts in certain category(s), month archive(s) or tag(s). Wordpress Tutorial

Noted That:

  • To install correctly this enhanced-search-form.zip .
  • Fisrt Download the enhanced-search-form.zip to your computer
  • Extract/Open enhanced-search-form.zip to Your Computer.
  • Then, Find readme.txt file inside enhanced-search-form.zip and Open readme.txt .
  • Now, Read the Requirements of this plugin. Which Wordpress Version and PHP Version are required to run this Plugin in Your Wordpress Site.
  • Then, Follow the Tips Below.

Start the Tips:

1. First Download " enhanced-search-form.zip " Plugin to your Local Computer. (Click Download)

2. Then, Login to your " yourdomain.com/wp-admin " Dashboard.

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3. Then, Click on " Plugins " + " Add New " from left sidemenu of Dashboard.

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4. Now, Click on "Upload Plugin" button.

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5. Now, Browse " enhanced-search-form.zip "  Downloaded plugin from your computer, Where you downloaded enhanced-search-form.zip According to Step – 1 Above then, click on " Install Now"

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6. Now, Click on " Active Plugin"

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7. Then, See left sidemenu. " Enhanced Search Form " folder is added on left sidemenu. Now, Click on " Enhanced Search Form " folder.

   Noted that: If you do not see " Enhanced Search Form " folder on left sidemenu then, see at left sidemenu " Settings " or " Tools ".

8. Now you configure yourself oR Watch video tutorial below about  Enhanced Search Form Configurtions and Settings or How to work " Enhanced Search Form " in your WordPress site.

 

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After Activated Plugin According to Step-6 then,

  1. Go to " Plugins " + " Installed Plugin " from Wordpress Admin Panel Leftside Menu.
  2. or Direct go to: https://yourdomain/wp-admin/plugins.php
  3. Then, Find " Enhanced Search Form " Activated Plugin from Plugin List.
  4. Then, Click on " Settings " from Plugin that is Enhanced Search Form
  5. Now, Edit/Add/Config the setting and Click on " Save Changes " button,
WP Plugin Setting



Guide
  1. Upload this plugin to your WordPress plugin directory( generally wp-content/plugins/ ).
  2. Activate it in admin area.
  3. Your theme should have a hardcoded search form or you should add a “Search” widget to sidebar to allow visitors searching.
  4. Check whether or not there is a “searchform.php” file in your current theme directory, if not, you don’t need do anything; If yes, edit this “searchform.php” following the below instructions:

Your theme’s “searchform.php” file may look like below, with some other codes:


....
...

add the code to proper place inside

element, in most cases you can put it just after button and before
close tag.

That’s all. You may want to add css styles to make search form nicer.


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