Search doesn't include listing author

Hi,

search looks into title, description, tags and categories. WordPress works the same way.

There is no easy way to include the author as a search criteria, I’m sorry.

Thanks

Hi Paolo (or other GD support),

I have a similar question. I’d like to have a “backend description” custom field that doesn’t appear on business listings but that DOES work for search results. In this field, we would put a list of words like alternative spellings, associated keywords, etc. so that if someone misspells what they are looking for or uses a different word for it, they can still find the same result.

Paolo, do you have any idea if a plugin like this would be compatible with GD and if I could use it to accomplish my goal? Commenting here instead of a new post cause if it’s compatible, this plugin says it can also search author fields as the other member wanted.

https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-extended-search/

Thanks!

Thanks for the tip, Stiofan. We’ll explore that option for sure!