The Search page is a crucial component of your PremiumPress website that allows visitors to find listings, content, and information quickly and efficiently. This guide will walk you through setting up and optimizing your search functionality.
The Search page provides your site visitors with an interface to search through your website's content, including listings, posts, pages, and other custom content types. It typically includes search filters, categories, and sorting options to help users refine their results.
Search Fields - Choose which fields appear in your search form, such as keyword search, category dropdowns, location fields, price ranges, and custom attributes.
Default Sort Order - Set how search results are sorted by default (newest first, price low to high, relevance, etc.).
Results Per Page - Determine how many results display on each page before pagination.
Search Content Types - Select what content types are searchable (listings, blog posts, pages, etc.).
Filters and Facets - Enable additional filtering options like checkboxes for features, date ranges, or custom taxonomies.
Depending on your theme, you may be able to choose between different search result layouts such as grid view, list view, or map view with listings.
After setup, test your search functionality thoroughly:
Check that you have published content on your site, verify your search settings allow the content type to be searched, and clear any caching plugins that might be interfering.
Confirm the correct template is assigned to the page, check for theme or plugin conflicts by deactivating plugins one at a time, and ensure your theme is up to date.
Verify that custom fields or taxonomies are properly configured, check that the theme supports the filters you're trying to use, and test with a default WordPress theme to isolate the issue.
Consider using a dedicated search plugin, optimize your database, enable caching, or reduce the number of searchable fields.