{"id":745,"date":"2021-06-12T12:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T12:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/?p=745"},"modified":"2025-11-08T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T09:04:11","slug":"use-quick-search-in-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/use-quick-search-in-wordpress-bulk-posts-editing-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use quick search in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quick Search is one the most useful features in <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/wordpress-bulk-posts-editing\/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_content=quick-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin<\/a> which enables the post managers to filter the custom posts according to the \u201c<strong>Title<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>ID<\/strong>\u201d quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quick search box displayed at the top of the post table in our plugin include the below fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post number Combo box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quick Search Textbox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Condition box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-fields.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-fields.png\" alt=\"Quick search fields in WordPress bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-fields.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-fields-1536x763.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let\u2019s try using these options and observe how they can help post managers to find their custom posts with some useful examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specifying the number of posts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of posts per page is the first option that you can specify by selecting the most suitable number from the drop down list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown below, You can choose one of the below numbers from this combo box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>if you select \u201c10\u201d in the list, 10 post be display in each page of our post table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/number-of-posts-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/number-of-posts-1.png\" alt=\"Select number of posts to display in main table of plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/number-of-posts-1.png 1678w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/number-of-posts-1-1536x763.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick search text box and filter options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Quick Search Text Box, you can type a \u201c<strong>text<\/strong>\u201d or a \u201c<strong>Number<\/strong>\u201d to find your custom posts according to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The value you need to type in this box depends on the filter option set in the next field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose \u201c<strong>Tile<\/strong>\u201d, you are allowed to type text or number in this text box. However, if you choose \u201c<strong>ID<\/strong>\u201d, you have to enter a number for filtering custom posts in the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To completely learn using these options, we are going to show them in some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example 1- Quick search posts by ID<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To quick search posts according to ID, follow the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose \u201c<strong>ID<\/strong>\u201d from Filter Option list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type the ID number in the Text box. For example, we enter \u201c1300\u201d as the \u201cID Number\u201d in the text box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on \u201c<strong>Filter<\/strong>\u201d Icon and see the result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-posts-by-ID.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-posts-by-ID.png\" alt=\"Quick Search Posts by ID in WordPress bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-posts-by-ID.png 1678w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-posts-by-ID-1536x763.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/result-of-quick-search-posts-by-ID.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/result-of-quick-search-posts-by-ID.png\" alt=\"Result of quick search posts by ID\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/result-of-quick-search-posts-by-ID.png 1680w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/result-of-quick-search-posts-by-ID-1536x272.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> To filter posts by \u201cID\u201d you have to enter the exact \u201cID Number\u201d. So, just \u201cExact\u201d item is available in the condition box and you are not allowed to choose other options in the conditions box<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example 2: Quick search posts by their title<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By choosing \u201c<strong>Title<\/strong>\u201d from the combo box of filter options, you can continue filtering the custom posts as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-by-title.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-by-title.png\" alt=\"Quick search by title in WordPress bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-by-title.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-by-title-1536x763.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose one of the following options from the condition box:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/condition-box.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/condition-box.png\" alt=\"Condition box for quick search \" class=\"wp-image-1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/condition-box.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/condition-box-1536x761.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Like: <\/strong>All the posts including the value entered in the textbox are filtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we tried to filter the posts including \u201cNew Post\u201d as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-like-condition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1678\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-like-condition.png\" alt=\"quick search using like condition\" class=\"wp-image-1757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-like-condition.png 1678w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-like-condition-1536x488.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1678px) 100vw, 1678px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Begin: <\/strong>All posts which have the value entered in the textbox at the beginning are filtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we typed \u201c1611\u201d in the text box and selected \u201cBegin\u201d from the condition box. By clicking on filter icon, the result was as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-begin-condition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-begin-condition.png\" alt=\"quick search using begin condition\" class=\"wp-image-1758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-begin-condition.png 1680w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Quick-search-begin-condition-1536x272.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End: <\/strong>All posts which have the value entered in the textbox at the end are filtered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, we repeated the quick search by \u201c1611\u201d in the text box and selected \u201cEnd\u201d from the condition box. As you can see below, there were no post in our post table with this condition, so the message \u201cNo Data Available\u201d be display:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-end-condition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1679\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-end-condition.png\" alt=\"quick search using end condition in WordPress bulk post editing plugin\" class=\"wp-image-1760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-end-condition.png 1679w, https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/wordpress-bulk-post-editing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/quick-search-end-condition-1536x263.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1679px) 100vw, 1679px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reset Filter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After filtering the custom posts, another button will appear in the &#8220;<strong>Quick Search<\/strong>&#8221; field called \u201c<strong>Reset Filter<\/strong>\u201d. By clicking on this button, all the conditions you set for filtering the posts are removed and you can start filtering custom posts by setting the new conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Search is one the most useful features in WPBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WordPress Posts \/ Pages Plugin which enables the post managers to filter the custom posts according to the \u201cTitle\u201d or \u201cID\u201d quickly. 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