Configure native WordPress search
Native search and Faceted Search solve different parts of the search journey. Native search determines what a standard WordPress ?s= request matches; a Search Faceted Search context can then refine that result page.
Configure native matching
Open Settings → POM Theme → Templates → Search → Search behavior.
Available behavior settings are:
- Enable search only for posts;
- Enable search only for products;
- Search by title;
- Enable search by SKU when WooCommerce is active;
- Enable autocomplete;
- Autocomplete query.
When both “only” settings are enabled, products take precedence because one search query cannot be restricted exclusively to posts and products simultaneously.
Search by title replaces the normal title-and-content match with title-only matching. Enable search by SKU adds matching product SKUs as an alternative to the normal search expression.
Choose autocomplete data
Enable autocomplete, then select Autocomplete query. Use Default (all posts) for the broad default source or choose a saved custom query to constrain the suggestions.
Autocomplete suggestions and the final search page can use different layouts, but their content scope should not surprise visitors.
Add facets to search results
To refine the final native search page:
- Enable Faceted Search.
- Find the Search context in Settings → POM Theme → Content model → Faceted search.
- Select Edit facets and add filters that make sense across native search results.
- Save and reindex.
- Add the facet controls to the search results template used by the site.
The keyword entered through native search remains the base WordPress search request. A Search facet inside the context is a separate faceted keyword control and remains limited to one per context.
Verify
Test partial words, several-word phrases, content-only matches before and after Search by title, SKU matches, restricted post types, autocomplete selection, and the refined results page. Perform the checks while logged out so password-protected content behavior matches visitors.