Can I make the Swiftype WordPress plugin search only posts?

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Yes, the Swiftype WordPress plugin supports filters that allow you to customize what is returned with search results.

To search only the “post” type, add this filter to your functions.php:

function swiftype_search_params_filter( $params ) {
    // set the types to allow
    $params['filters[posts][object_type]'] = array( 'post' );

    return $params;
}

add_filter( 'swiftype_search_params', 'swiftype_search_params_filter', 8, 1 );

To limit autocomplete results to only the “post” type, add this action to change the autocomplete JavaScript configuration to your functions.php (take care to change the**<?php ... ?>** nesting as appropriate for your functions.php file):

function swiftype_javascript_config() {
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
var swiftypeConfig = {
  filters: {
    posts: {
      object_type: ["post"]
    }
  }
};
</script>
<?php
}

add_action('wp_head', 'swiftype_javascript_config');

Note that this requires your theme to have a wp_head function call. Most themes do, but if not you can add the JavaScript code directly to your template in the <head></head> section.

For more details, read our WordPress search result customization tutorial.

NOTE: It is recommended to install your theme customizations into a child theme so that your changes are not overwritten on theme upgrades.