Title: Avada shortcode search
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Avada shortcode search

 *  Resolved [Trenton Talbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttalbot/)
 * (@ttalbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/)
 * First, I wanted to thank you for finally making Relevanssi compatible with Avada.**
   Thank you!**
 * …But then there’s a problem. The search doesn’t work inside of Avada shortcodes.
   And since in Avada some shortcodes define post containers, columns etc, it means
   that the search totally ignores certain posts and pages. For example, I cannot
   find anything on my /about page, which uses Avada shortcodes to define post containers,
   accordions and a 3-column layout.
 * All the best,
    Trenton Talbot [http://trentontalbot.com](http://trentontalbot.com)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/relevanssi/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/relevanssi/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596575)
 * Do you have “Expand shortcodes in post content” checked in Relevanssi settings?
   I just tried this, and have no problems searching for content inside Avada shortcodes.
 *  Thread Starter [Trenton Talbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttalbot/)
 * (@ttalbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596577)
 * Yes, I do have it checked. I also did a few more tests and found out that your
   plugin seems to be allergic to [fullwidth] shortcode. At least all of the pages
   that cannot be found with Relevanssi start with this particular shortcode.
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596587)
 * Weird, that’s the first shortcode I tested. It works like it should on my site.
   Which version of Avada are you running? I have Fusion Core 1.7.3 and Avada 3.8.4.
   Looking at the Fusion Core source code, the [fullwidth] shortcode is written 
   exactly as it should be so that it’s Relevanssi compatible.
 * Does Relevanssi find those pages if you search for the title? Does the problem
   apply to any content at all inside a [fullwidth] shortcode?
 *  Thread Starter [Trenton Talbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttalbot/)
 * (@ttalbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596608)
 * I wrote a big reply with code snippets and all that jazz, but then did a very
   simple test and now I feel like an idiot.
 * The shortcodes have nothing to do with it, obviously. I’ve created a test page
   without using any, and it’s still unsearcheable. Which means that the search 
   does work for posts, but not for pages.
 * I did “Erase and Rebuild”, it didn’t help. Is there an official way to reset 
   the options?
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596643)
 * Two possibilities: either the search is not indexing pages or the search is only
   searching posts.
 * Have you set Relevanssi to index pages? If you have, then the problem is in searching.
   Your site may be adding a hidden post_type parameter in the search, restricting
   the search to just posts. Can you find pages if you add `&post_types=page` in
   the search results page URL?
 *  Thread Starter [Trenton Talbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttalbot/)
 * (@ttalbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596644)
 * Interestingly, with post_types=page parameter it does work on pages. Where do
   I look next?
 *  Plugin Author [Mikko Saari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msaari/)
 * (@msaari)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596665)
 * Avada has an option for this in the theme options. You’ve probably got that on
   the “show only posts” setting.
 *  Thread Starter [Trenton Talbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttalbot/)
 * (@ttalbot)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avada-shortcode-search/#post-6596666)
 * Tadaaa! Thank you Mikko, the issue is resolved.

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 * Status: resolved