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ACF: Better Search 40.0K installs · 4.9
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-100.0%momentum 53.5weakness 15/32pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, performance despite praise for quality, reliable.

mixed Security Issue: axios@0.21.4 vulnerabilities

Security Issue: axios@0.21.4 vulnerabilities: users show security, bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Security Issue: axios@0.21.4 vulnerabilities It seems that your plugin still include “script.js” but it seems to use axios 0.21.4, doesn’t it?
complaint Does not work with PHP imported ACF Fields

Does not work with PHP imported ACF Fields: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Does not work with PHP imported ACF Fields Hi, This plugin works very well with ACF Fields in db, but if the Fields are registered with acf_add_local_field_group even with 'acfbs_allow_search' => 1, the search does not work.
mixed Plugin impacts the search functionality in the dashboard

Plugin impacts the search functionality in the dashboard: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Plugin impacts the search functionality in the dashboard Hi, We have the ‘ACF: Better Search'(Version 4.2.1) plugin installed because we have some custom fields created with the ACF plugin and we want to search content from selected fields on the front-end using the default WordPress search engine.
complaint Search Returning Results that Do Not Match

Search Returning Results that Do Not Match: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Search Returning Results that Do Not Match I first installed this plugin a few weeks ago and results were being returned as expected, now results are being returned regardless of what I enter into the search bar.
complaint Expand Search

Expand Search: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · If I try a custom code snippet that someone might typically add, it seems to conflict with your code.
complaint Searching Table Field

Searching Table Field: users show performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Searching Table Field Is it possible to extend ACF Better Search to search the ACF Table Field – https://www.acf-table-field.com/ ?
complaint Plugin Compatibility Issue with PHP 8.3

Plugin Compatibility Issue with PHP 8.3: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Plugin Compatibility Issue with PHP 8.3 I wanted to report that the plugin is not fully compatible with PHP 8.3.
mixed New WP Query error because of REGEX

New WP Query error because of REGEX: users show bugs, missing feature, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · New WP Query error because of REGEX Our site search has stopped working.
mixed Clone field on Flexible Content not searchable

Clone field on Flexible Content not searchable: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · The clone field works perfectly fine if used outside the flexible content but it looks like the issue is related specifically with this field type.
complaint wtyczka niestety nie działa

wtyczka niestety nie działa: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Czołem 🙂 dodałam Twoją wtyczkę na stronę robocza-komunalny.pl (zakldka sklep/czesci).
complaint Affects ACF Admin Field Searches

Affects ACF Admin Field Searches: users show performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Affects ACF Admin Field Searches When the option “Search for whole words instead of fragments within longer words (slower search)” is selected the ACF relationship field search is affected.
complaint User Fields Search (Repeater)

User Fields Search (Repeater): users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · It works for posts, but not for users?
mixed ACF Relationship post object field?

ACF Relationship post object field?: users show bugs, performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · kindly please help us to solve the issue.
complaint Slow Admin Post Searches

ACF Better Search adds expensive admin search queries that badly slow Property Hive property searches.

ACF: Better Search · the cause of the drastic slowdown is in fact the ACF: Better Search plugin
complaint Media Library Search Error

With ACF: Better Search active, media library filename substring searches such as .jpg returned zero results, while deactivating the plugin restored search.

ACF: Better Search · With the plugin activated, the search, e.g., for “.jpg”, shows zero results.
mixed Exclude post_content from search

Exclude post_content from search: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Exclude post_content from search Hi, I’m using ACF Better Search and it works great.
mixed By name or login.

By name or login.: mixed conversation with limited structured signal.

ACF: Better Search · By name or login.
question Return any result in a particular field?

Return any result in a particular field?: question conversation with limited structured signal.

ACF: Better Search · Return any result in a particular field? Thanks for making this plugin available! Can I use this plugin to return a list of all the contents of a particular field, in any post? For example… In a CPT of “Show” with an ACF field for “Actor”, return a list of all Actors in all shows? Can this plugin accommodate that, and if so, how? If not, in brief, what is th
complaint Plugin breaks Event Calendar Dashboard Search

ACF Better Search prevents Event Calendar Pro admin search results unless the plugin is switched to Lite mode.

ACF: Better Search · can no longer be searched when your plugin is running
praise It’s a must if you use ACF

It’s a must if you use ACF: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · …I switched from GUI defined ACF fields to PHP defined fields (trough the ACF export to PHP utility) and the plugin stopped working.
complaint Search for Custom Post Type

A user could not get ACF Better Search to include FAQ custom post types and was told to try Lite mode or inspect the search code.

ACF: Better Search · would also display the pages created in my CPT but it doesn’t work at all
praise Great plugin

Great plugin: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Great plugin The plugin works as described and is very helpful addition to the ACF.
complaint Problem with searchfunction

Search across ACF fields fails on hosting with strict SQL limits because the plugin needs complex queries.

ACF: Better Search · Your hosting imposes very strict limits on SQL queries.
praise Responsive and help support

Responsive and help support: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Responsive and help support Not only was the plugin author responsive in a timely manner, they also actually updated their code to allow for filtering in new options to potentially search through.
praise Works great

Works great: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Works great Can’t fault it – it works with no configuration, but looks to have settings for those who need them, thanks for a useful plugin.
praise Great plugin from a great plugin author

Great plugin from a great plugin author: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Great plugin from a great plugin author I’ve been using this plugin for years and couldn’t be more pleased with it.
praise Excellent Plugin – Saved me so much time

Excellent Plugin – Saved me so much time: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Excellent Plugin – Saved me so much time This plugin saved me so much time and made it possible to quickly and easily include Custom fields added via ACF Pro to the search results.
praise The most useful addon to ACF

The most useful addon to ACF: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · The most useful addon to ACF Really helpful especially if you have multiple different types of custom fields.
praise Lots of ACF Fields? This works!

Lots of ACF Fields? This works!: users show performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · This works!
praise Amazing Plugin!

Amazing Plugin!: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · I love this plugin!
praise Makes the complex simple

Makes the complex simple: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Makes the complex simple In the past, I’ve used pre_get_posts() to filter in some ACF fields to my searches.
praise Simple and effective

Simple and effective: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Simple and effective I spent the good part of a day trying to customise my wp_query object to search by keyword in post content and acf field and failed.
praise Good one

Good one: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

ACF: Better Search · Good one It’s a good plugin, just not enough features.
praise Exclude Standard WP “Posts” from showing in the results?

Exclude Standard WP “Posts” from showing in the results?: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Best, Mateusz Got it, thanks Mateusz.
praise Works great with Filter Everything

Works great with Filter Everything: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Works great with Filter Everything It worked out of the box with the Filter Everything plugin, whereas Relevanssi, SearchWP and a whole bunch of other search extending plugins did not do the job.
praise Works well

Works well: users praise reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Works well Gets your ACF content added to searches.
praise Works Great for Posts using ACF flexible layouts

Works Great for Posts using ACF flexible layouts: users praise easy, reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Works Great for Posts using ACF flexible layouts Easy set up and it just works.
praise Excellent

Excellent: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Excellent Perfect ***** Perfect *****
praise Nice

Nice: users praise easy, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Nice As simple as making a few clicks and the search results appear.
praise Excellent plugin

Excellent plugin: users praise easy, reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

ACF: Better Search · Excellent plugin Works for us and easy to use.