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Last updated by 3 years, 5 months ago.
Assisted by: Christian Cox.
Hello, if I understand correctly you have created a custom post type using Types, and you would like to use the search feature in the top right corner of the dashboard to search for these posts based on the content in all the columns displayed in the dashboard as shown in the screenshot here.
If that is correct, this type of search is not easily accomplished using Toolset's built-in features. WordPress does not search additional fields or columns by default, even in the native post types. For example, in the Posts dashboard it is not possible to search by post author name, nor to search by any custom fields you add to the dashboard table. This type of admin search would require additional custom code, or a 3rd-party plugin that provides more advanced admin search capabilities. I did a quick search and found some posts that discuss custom code approaches for extending admin search:
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/11758/extending-the-search-context-in-the-admin-list-post-screen
https://mircian.com/2017/03/29/wp-admin-search-custom-fields/
You might be able to come up with your own custom solution using information from these posts.
I also found some 3rd-party plugins that claim to provide additional admin search capabilities, but I cannot say whether or not they work well. You could try these, or search for others:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-admin-search/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-search/
If you're already using the Relevanssi plugin to enhance front-end searches, that plugin can be configured to influence wp-admin searches. You might be able to leverage Relevanssi's indexing options to enhance admin searches without the need for an additional plugin.
I hope this information is helpful, let me know if you have questions.
