searching users/authors in AJAX search pro

[emeraldcolour34]

Hi there,

I am trying to see if there is a possibility to search blog posts by specific ‘authors’ or ‘users’. So if I typed ‘John’ – it would come up with all posts that he’s created. I know there are options for showing ‘users’ in the results – but this just shows the users bio and name etc rather than the post they’ve created.
So I just wondered if it was possible to search for a specific author/user and for all the relevant posts to appear.

I couldn’t see an option for this anywhere in the plugin and would appreciate your help!

Thanks

[Ernest Marcinko]

Hi,

It is possible via using the index table engine.
You can choose to index the post authors as well as their bio here: https://i.imgur.com/XX8IDtm.png

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[Ernest Marcinko]

There is one thing, make sure the index table is indeed enabled.
Also, make sure the results limit is set to a high enough number, by default the plugin only shows the 10 most relevant ones: https://i.imgur.com/57v8Lk6.png

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[Ernest Marcinko]

Thank you!

There were a few filters enabled, but not in use – those still have effect though. I cleared them all, and did a few test searches. Searching “David Hancock” now returns the missing two items as well (if you scroll down): https://i.imgur.com/X5fhvW9.png
Can you please test?

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[Ernest Marcinko]

Sure! I gone through the filters section one by one, an removed all of the items I could find: https://i.imgur.com/37WnYYc.png

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