
Search in Place improves blog search by displaying query results in real time. Search in Place displays a list with results dynamically as you enter the search criteria.
Search in Place groups search results by their type, labeling them as post, page, or attachment, and highlights the searched terms.
Main Features:
To install Search in Place, follow these steps:
The dynamic search results
The search results page with highlight text and result type label
Search in Place has several setup options to simplify searches and personalize results. Among the setup possibilities you will find:
Enter the number of posts to display: limits the number of elements in the dynamic search results. (Enter a whole number).
Enter a minimum number of characters to start a search: The dynamic search will be activated only when the entered search term equals or exceeds the number of characters specified in this setup field.
Posts/Pages metadata (additional data of articles): Allows to search the terms in metadata associated to the articles
Elements to display: defines the elements that will be shown for each dynamic search result. The post title will always be visible, but the featured image, the author, the publication date, and the post summary can be visible or not depending on this setting option.
Post type: allows to enter additional post types for searching. Some plugins include new post types to treat products, catalogs or any other new element.
Taxonomies: allows to include taxonomies as criteria for searching. Some post types have associated taxonomies that help to describe or identify the post.
Predefined plugins: the search in place allows a very easy integration with a number of predefined plugins, that are popular in the community.
Select the Date Format: allows to select the format of publication date to be shown in the dynamic search results.
Enter the number of characters for post summaries: if you choose to display post summaries in search results, you can use this option to limit the amount of characters in these summaries.
Background color: Select the background color of results box.
Border color: Select the border color of results box.
Label text color: Select the text color of labels.
Label background color: Select the background color of labels section. The label's sections is a gradient.
Background color of active item: Select the background color of item when the mouse is set over it.
In Search Page/Highlight the terms in result: Check this option if you wish to highlight the terms that were searched, in the dynamic search results.
In Search Page/Identify the posts type in search result: if this option is checked, each search result will be identified by type (post or page).
In Resulting Pages/Highlight the terms in result: Check this option if you wish to highlight the terms that were searched, in the resulting pages.