Why am I not seeing all search results when using a Search facet?
By default, Search facets use WordPress core search. WordPress core search is pretty limited: it searches the post title, excerpt, and post content, but nothing else.
For more flexibility, you can use FacetWP’s SearchWP (built-in) or Relevanssi (with add-on) integration. Both plugins let you search other data (custom fields, taxonomy terms, PDF content, etc) too. They each offer many settings and add-ons to make search results more relevant.
FacetWP displays the search results by using the post IDs returned by WP core search, or by SearchWP or Relevanssi if you are using their engine in the Search facet’s settings. FacetWP itself does not influence the returned search results in any way. This means that if you see unexpected search results, the first place to look is the SearchWP or Relevanssi settings.
Remove or customize the post limit
By default, when using a Search facet, the number of search results are limited for performance reasons. The exact limit depends on the chosen Search engine and can be removed or customized:
| Search engine | Default post limit | |
|---|---|---|
| WP Default | 200 |
Remove or customize |
| SearchWP | 200 |
Remove or customize |
| Relevanssi | 500 |
Remove or customize |