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trendwerk/search
================

Basic extensions for searching in WordPress.

0.2.3(7y ago)1378↓100%GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=5.6

Since Feb 16Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Search
======

[](#search)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cf604c4a62883b41f85c7dffa28676336f115d18a3c5ca6099473c36e57ccf1a/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7472656e647765726b2f7365617263682e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/trendwerk/search) [![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0fcbf927cfd5630bb4493e0926b00da0364ea0058744ec1366c47fb3e8adfb89/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f7472656e647765726b2f7365617263682f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/trendwerk/search)

Basic extensions for searching in WordPress.

Quick links: [Install](#install) | [Usage](#usage) | [Dimensions](#dimensions) | [Example](#example)

*Note: This basic extension is not very scalable and meant for smaller databases. This package could get slow for complex searches. In that case, [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/) would be a better solution.*

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require trendwerk/search
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. [Initialize package](#initialize)
2. [Add search dimension(s)](#dimensions)

### Initialize

[](#initialize)

```
$search = new \Trendwerk\Search\Search();
$search->init();
```

This code should be run when bootstrapping your theme.

### Dimensions

[](#dimensions)

Currently this package supports metadata and terms as search dimensions. Dimensions can be added by using `addDimension`:

```
$search->addDimension($dimension);
```

ParameterDefaultRequiredDescription`$dimension``null`YesShould be an instance of a class that implements [`Dimension\Dimension`](https://github.com/trendwerk/search/blob/master/src/Dimension/Dimension.php).### Meta

[](#meta)

```
$metaDimension = new \Trendwerk\Search\Dimension\Meta($wpdb, [
	'key' => 'firstName',
]);

$search->addDimension($metaDimension);
```

Available options for constructing an instance of `Meta`:

ParameterDefaultRequiredDescription`key``null`YesThe `meta_key` to search for`compare``=`NoThe database comparison that should be made for the meta key. Currently supports `LIKE` and `=`. When using `LIKE`, make sure to include a percent symbol (`%`) in your `key` parameter as a wildcard. See [Example](#example)### Terms

[](#terms)

```
$search->addDimension(new \Trendwerk\Search\Dimension\Term($wpdb, [
	'taxonomy' => 'taxonomyName',
]));
```

Available options for constructing an instance of `Term`:

ParameterDefaultRequiredDescription`taxonomy``null`YesThe `taxonomy` which terms should be included in searchExample
-------

[](#example)

```
use Trendwerk\Search\Dimension\Meta;
use Trendwerk\Search\Dimension\Term;
use Trendwerk\Search\Search;

$search = new Search();
$search->init();

$search->addDimension(new Meta($wpdb, [
    'compare' => 'LIKE',
    'key'     => 'lastNames%',
]));

$search->addDimension(new Meta($wpdb, [
    'key' => 'firstName',
]));

$search->addDimension(new Term($wpdb, [
    'taxonomy' => 'category',
]));
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~151 days

Total

5

Last Release

2763d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3ce3274dfde64e7afdd8a1c06a861dd0e65267afaba097fda8bad934877a471f?d=identicon)[haroldangenent](/maintainers/haroldangenent)

---

Top Contributors

[![haroldangenent](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1481468?v=4)](https://github.com/haroldangenent "haroldangenent (92 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/trendwerk-search/health.svg)

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```

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