Wordpress Search Function to only search posts

Question

I want to use the wordpress search function but I want it to only search my blog posts and exclude my static pages from the query. How to do this? I am not opposed to using a plugin.

Answer 1

Answer is here

http://www.shilling.id.au/2011/06/23/wordpress-search-only-show-post-and-not-pages/

<?php
function SearchFilter($query) {
    if ($query->is_search) {
        $query->set('post_type', 'post');
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts','SearchFilter');
?>

Answer 2

Simply add <input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="post" /> to the theme search form... regards!

Answer 3

This solution makes the search retrieve only posts if you haven't specified a different post type. This method wont interfere if you specify a custom post type in a hidden field in a different search field.

function searchFilter($query) {
    if ($query->is_search) {
        if ( !isset($query->query_vars['post_type']) ) {
            $query->set('post_type', 'post');
        }
    }
    return $query;
}
add_filter('pre_get_posts','searchFilter');